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First, the sit-in in Massachusetts Hall was completely justified. The University thought that it could ignore its lowest paid workers and continue to pay them wages that are an insult to human dignity. Without the sit-in, the University would have continued to ignore this problem. The real question...
Second, anyone involved in the sit-in should have the right to complain if punished, since what we did was attempt to make this University a better place, to stand up against unjust practices.
The writer is a member of the PSLM and participated in the sit-in....
On the fifth day after the end of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) sit-in in Mass. Hall, students, community members and a handful of workers gathered last night at Mass. Hall to discuss the sit-in’s impact and to recognize its key organizers.
The candlelight vigil began just after 8 p.m. as Amy C. Offner ’01 spoke about the terms of the settlement which ended the 21 day sit-in on May 8. The agreement included a new committee to assess Harvard’s employment policies, a freeze on...