Word: waging
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...same time, Harvard cannot consider her labor problem solved for good and all. For the present, a very liberal contract has been signed, and one which rectifies real injustices. Wage increases, a longer term of employment, and the all-important promise of an eventual closed shop can be justified by comparison with conditions of employment elsewhere, and by the fact that 85 per cent of the workers are already members of the Union. But concession today cannot be interpreted as indication of probable weakness tomorrow. It was only because of the basic willingness to modify unreasonable demands...
...University estimates that it would cost $80,000 annually to put into effect the wage rate now being asked by cooks and waitresses. That this would have to be paid by the students is obvious if the dining-halls are to retain their self supporting character...
...Concede Wage Increase...
Regarding wage increase demands, the University made small concessions to be based on seniority. Workers receiving $14, who include waitresses, pantry, help's hall and glass and silver women were offered a 50 cent raise as of September 1, 1939, provided they had been employed for one year. Two year's service would bring a dollar...
University waitresses receive no tips, $14 a week, three meals a day free of charge, and their uniforms. A value of $3.50 a week would probably be placed on the meals, raising the actual wage...