Word: uaw
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...clerical and technical workers union was formed in August after a break with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The clerical and technical organizers, who are former and current Harvard employees, charged that they were forced out of the UAW by non-Harvard organizers...
...UAW has continued its organizing effort on campus under new leadership...
...break still elicits resentment within the clerical and technical workers union, which faults UAW organizing tactics and contends that the UAW has failed to achieve a support base among workers...
Organizers of the Harvard UAW, which continues a separate organizing effort, also voiced their support. "I think it's terrific that a group of students would understand and recognize the needs of the workforce," said UAW organizer Barbara D. Rahke...
While the Harvard UAW and the HUCTW are both vying for workers support, the UAW has not courts "formal motions of support" from undergraduate student groups, Rahke said...