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...moment, the plumber's Local 12 and the Master Plumbers Association of Greater Boston stand far apart in their rancorous negotiations. Paul J. Madden, business manager for the plumbers, blasted the association for being inconsiderate of workers' rights. "We insist we be allowed to have stewards on the job," he says. But according to the associate director of the Plumbers Association, the steward issue is "merely political"--the real issue is the management of fringe benefits. Meanwhile, Thomas A. Sullivan, the group's associate director, accuses the union of trying to "cloud our offers," adding "we're ready to settle...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: The Red Line: Will the MBTA's Troubles Never Cease? | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...About 100 University dining hall workers stage a lunchtime walkout to hold an "emergency meeting" after a kitchen manager threatens to fire their chief shop steward--because he allegedly cooked hamburgers too long. In February, the University suspends an activist shop steward--for cooking cauliflower au gratin too long...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: The University's Clean Sweep | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

...Harvard's condescending mindset toward its support services "They say workers are dispensable. They say they could do outside contracting at a cheaper rate. They say they could bust the union by bringing in part-timers. How are we supposed to feel secure with high inflation?" one Harvard shop steward says, indicating that the University's impersonal approach to workers alienates and frightens a good number...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: The University's Clean Sweep | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

...administration can break up one unit, then it can break up any unit," Edward B. Childs, chief shop steward for Harvard's Local 26 chapter, said yesterday, adding, "There's not one union member who's not upset...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Shifting of Harkness Workers Angers Dining Hall Employees | 6/3/1980 | See Source »

Harvard starter Ron Steward, who had come on to put out the fire and record a save in the ninth inning Friday, ran into trouble in the second and worked his way out only after three runs had scored on four singles and two walks...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Crimson Splits and Gains Title Share | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

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