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Harvard United Auto Workers (UAW) Organizer Kristene Rondeau, who has been working for the last several years to get the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to ratify a Harvard clerical and technical workers union, said the University cannot ignore the importance of the Yale workers' gains...
...Rondeau traveled to the Yale's Center Church to witness Local 34's agreement. She said that in addition to increased wages and benefits, one of the major parts of the contract was the establishment of a liason committee between the administration and the workers that will be used when workers want to redefine job descriptions...
...Harvard, Rondeau said, the University can add tasks to jobs because most descriptions are followed by the phrase" and perform other duties as desired...
...Rondeau says the UAW still strongly supports the local's efforts. "We've been very pleased in the large number of people who have shown interest in helping out the union in organizing," he adds...
...However, Rondeau points out that 82 percent of those eligible for membership if unionization is successful are women, who are traditionally lower-paid than men. And the union has not backed off its call for a fairer grievance procedure, higher pay, a dental plan, comprehensive health insurance and daycare...