Word: uaw
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...UAW's decision to leave was influenced by HUCTW's strengthened position, which stems from its affiliation with AFSCME. When HUCTW broke from UAW two years ago, HUCTW was left without the funds needed to pay its full-time organizers and to finance its campaign. AFSCME gave HUCTW a huge financial boost that accelerated its organizing momentum and enlarged its full-time staff...
Because the UAW and AFSCME are both members of the AFL-CIO, their competition at Harvard was a point of contention between the national groups...
Last May HUCTW garnered the support of the seven other unions at Harvard, in part to isolate the UAW. The other unions, which represent groups including the University's facilities maintenance workers, police and dining hall staff, joined HUCTW in the first-ever alliance of unions at Harvard...
Although neither HUCTW or UAW will reveal the number of supporters theyhave, campus attention has clearly favored HUCTW.While the majority of workers interviewed in thelast year had been contacted repeatedly by HUCTW,virtually none had been approached by the UAW andmany were not aware that the group was organizingon campus...
There had been doubts as to whether the UAW,which primarily represents a male, blue-collarconstituency, could adequately serve Harvard'smostly female support staff. About half ofAFSCME's 1.2 million members are women and theinternational union has pushed for nationalattention to pay equity and child care...