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...ruckus and a daytime rally accidentally drowning out a Holocaust Remembrance Day reading nearby—seemed to only hurt the campaign, not help it. But over the past five days the tide turned, with the protesters gaining the support of both Massachusetts senators, AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney and nearly every pair of House Masters across campus. And with the change, the focus has returned to why 46 students occupied Mass. Hall in the first place: to counter the University’s refusal, following the release of its ad hoc committee report last spring, to consider...
...Harvard-affiliated members of Congress are also set to receive a letter from AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney urging them to support the 37 members of the Progressive Students Labor Movement (PSLM) who have been occupying Mass. Hall for more than six days in the hope of winning a living wage of at least $10.25 per hour for all Harvard employees...
...come from several “big names,” including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, who made an appearance at Mass. Hall and shook hands with some of the protesters. Many executives of the AFL-CIO, including its president John Sweeney, have sent letters supporting the sit-in. Some public figures have supported the cause of a living wage without specifically mentioning the protest; Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.), sent a letter endorsing the campaign for a living wage, and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, though he declined...
Bolstered by a steadily growing "tent city" of supporters and impromptu messages from U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.), former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney, PSLM members said they plan to occupy the building indefinitely-until the administration grants Harvard employees a living wage of at least $10.25 per hour...
...Similarly, Sweeney called the supporters "courageous" in a phone call to the building Friday to endorse...