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...government managed to provoke the kind of maelstrom longed for by every editorialist.It was far too simple, really. “Whereas workers at Harvard University are an integral part of the greater Harvard community,” the council proclaimed, “the Undergraduate Council supports custodial workers?? efforts to improve the lives of workers at Harvard.”The floodgates opened almost immediately. In the wee hours of Monday morning, the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) released a statement condemning the move, which it decried as part of “a narrow and politically...
...clearly a political statement. True, the resolution does not have any specific mention of a “living wage” nor does it reference the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM) directly. Nevertheless, the resolution does contain a statement of values that it “supports custodial workers?? and “affirms that workers at Harvard deserve to be paid at a level commensurate with that of other universities in the area.” This language adopts and tacitly supports SLAM’s arguments that janitors’ wages and benefits...
...custodial workers?? cause has gained attention on campus this year through the activities of the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), which argues Harvard should pay its workers a "Living Wage...
...rent, we have to pay for winter [expenses]...we have to spend money on electricity and heat.” Harvard further contributes to a grim situation for employees and their families by outsourcing. Harvard’s outsourced janitors are employed through cleaning companies that manage their workers?? hours and wages. Outsourced workers do not receive the same benefits as direct employees. Direct employees can receive childcare allowances and short-term disability leave if, for example, they need to care for a newborn. Outsourced workers are not eligible for this benefit. An outsourced worker who takes...
...deserve to be paid at a level commensurate with that of other universities in the area” and called “on the University to honor explicit promises it made to custodial workers in 2002.” Some members expressed discomfort with the resolution, questioning whether workers?? rights properly came under the jurisdiction of a council focused on student issues. “This is something that students should support on their own,” said Connor C. Wilson ’07. “I cannot say whether my constituents would necessarily...