Word: stevenses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Andrew J. Kahn '80, vice president of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, said yesterday that Cambridge's stand probably would not influence Harvard to boycott J.P. Stevens. "Based on Bok's letter [released Friday] I'm not optimistic about his policy. The letter never treats the issue of students as...
Wylie said that state law requires cities to accept the lowest bid in purchases of more than $5000. "If the low bidder is J.P. Stevens we have to take them anyway," he said, adding that in purchases under $5000 the city council advocates a boycott if the bidder is J.P...
"In conjunction with other cities I think it will have an effect on J.P. Stevens policies," Wylie said.
"There are a number of city councils across the country that have endorsed the Stevens boycott as Cambridge did a couple of years ago. But Cambridge is the first in Massachusetts to touch purchases," he said.
McDonough said he hopes that the cumulative affect of such actions by city and state governments will send a second strong message to J.P. Stevens protesting their labor violations. "The longer they hold out, the more support we get," he said.