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