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...museum attendant employed at the Harvard University Art Museums, I would like to respond to several of the falsehoods printed in Sarah E. Scrogin's article, "Museum Workers Allege Abuses," which appeared in the March 14, 1994 issue of The Crimson...
...next category of workers are the museum attendants. It is true, as stated in Scrogin's article, that museum attendants are given a set schedule of approximately 25 hours per week and are required to work 40 hours if needed...
...what Scrogin fails to point out is that these workers receive a full benefit package including medical, dental, retirement and tuition assistance, along with any other benefits that full-time Harvard University staff person is eligible...
...Scrogin also fails to mention that these museum attendant positions are bid on from the pool of part-timers who know full well the conditions and obligations that go along with this position...
...Scrogin's article was a malicious and premeditated attack on the chief of security, Michele Trifiro, and the security department of the Harvard University Art Museums. In the future, 'I hope she can learn to be more responsible to The Crimson's readers by reporting with a higher standard of integrity and accuracy. Eric Hupp Harvard University Art Museums