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...Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, D-Mass., and Rep. George Miller, D-Cal., have introduced a new bill on the floor of Congress, the Employee Free Choice Act, which would go a long way towards enforcing workers??€™ rights under the law. The bill deserves the support of anyone committed to the ideal of a society that works to protect everyone’s freedom, not just those who can afford to buy its protection...
...proposed bill would allow the certification of a union when a simple majority of a workplace signs up, mediated bargaining for a first contract, and some real monetary penalties for employers who infringe on workers??€™ freedom of association. The bill is gaining momentum in Congress, and pressure from some red staters might even be able to force President Bush’s hand. Don’t hold your breath, though...
While this change in management effectively ended the four workers??€™ employment at Harvard, they were rehired by UNICCO with the same salary and benefits...
...Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a workers??€™ organization with which the four women are affiliated, filed a grievance with Harvard shortly after the transfer occurred...
Emma S. Mackinnon ’05 is not afraid of standing out in a crowd. Since the fall of her freshman year, Mackinnon has taken her passion for service workers??€™ rights at Harvard from the bargaining table to the asphalt outside of Massachusetts Hall, lighting fires under the proverbial seats of Harvard’s most influential decision-makers...