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...representatives served as go-betweens at the tail end of the sit-in, negotiating with administrators to reach the final agreement before the student protesters exited the building...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Makes Sense of Living Wage Figure | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...some say unionized Harvard workers have already benefited from PSLM? actions. The agreement between PSLM and the Harvard administration that ended the sit-in included a clause that bans new outsourcing of labor until the ad hoc committee returns its report to Summers...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Makes Sense of Living Wage Figure | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...When the dining hall worker? contract came up for renegotiation just a week after the sit-in ended, Local 26 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE) ratified a new contract that will raise the wages of all workers, as well as ensuring that no worker employed for more than one year will earn less than $10.25 per hour. Union leaders had agreed to strike if the agreement was not reached...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Makes Sense of Living Wage Figure | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...union organizers loudly proclaimed that they would not have been able to negotiate such a strong contract without the influence of the recent sit...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Makes Sense of Living Wage Figure | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...This could prove to be one important piece of the sit-in? legacy, as a strengthened bargaining position for unions can result in higher wages for unionized workers, even those who already make a living wage...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Makes Sense of Living Wage Figure | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

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