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...view, it properly defines and describes the limits of the University’s relationship with vendors and their employees. Indeed, the SEIU has cited the program—described in full at http://laborrelations.harvard.edu/olr/parity.shtml—as a model during its negotiations with contract custodial employees at other campuses...
Last December, AlliedBarton Security Services (AlliedBarton), the company which employs the security guards working on the Harvard campus, voluntarily recognized the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as the exclusive bargaining representative for its employees working at Harvard. AlliedBarton and the SEIU recently began to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement that will address the set of interconnected issues that define the relationship between an employer and its employees...
Harvard security officers are now in the process of negotiating their first contract as members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615. Although we are thrilled that they now have the opportunity to bargain, their campaign for a better workplace will not be over until an acceptable contract is signed and implemented. And even after this process, the sustainability of such a contract will be very much contingent on the continued strength of the union and support from the Harvard community...
...labor grievances and to benefit from the power of collective bargaining. Salaries for the non-unionized guards have lagged behind those of unionized Harvard workers in recent years. In addition, some workers have complained of inadequate health-care benefits and a deficient grievance process. A new contract negotiated by SEIU on behalf of the guards will likely augment their paltry $11-per-hour salary and provide more comprehensive benefits...
...their jobs to AlliedBarton, a contractor of security services. AlliedBarton had previously prohibited its Harvard employees from unionizing, but in the face of protests and pressure from workers and labor advocates, the firm reversed its stance in November, granting the guards permission to join the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The deal was cemented last month when a majority of the guards voted in favor of unionization. We applaud this turn of events and believe unionization will provide Harvard’s security guards with long overdue benefits and protections...