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Unite Here! Local 26 has been negotiating a new contract with Harvard. They held a rally in February to kick off negotiations. Yesterday they summoned the community to a second rally at First Parish just outside The Yard.
The leadership of UniteHere! Local 35 came up from Yale:
At Yale, the service and maintenance staff , the clerical and technical workers, and the Graduate Empoyees and Students are affiliated with Unite Here! [Local 35, Local 34, GESO]. Bob Proto [above], President of Local 35, described the contract that resulted from 11 strikes. Two of the many features he mentioned -a no layoffs clause and 100% paid health insurance. He was well received.
GESO has yet to win recognition from the administration. Their recent report: “Yale Inc: The Corporate Model in Higher Education” describes in detail the conditions that have led them to form a union. It’s a nationwide problem. The trends described had already begun when I was in graduate school at CCNY in the ’70’s. The idea of graduate student unions surfaced from time to time. We didn’t have the cojones. This bunch together with help from Local 35 will prevail.
State Representative Alice Wolf spoke in support.
![Brian Lang President Unite-Here 26, State Representative Alice Wolf, Bob Proto President Unite-Here Local 35 [rear]](http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/fensterm/files/2011/05/Lang-Wolf-Proto1.png)
Brian Lang, President of Unite-Here Local 26 [Harvard] with State Representative Alice Wolf. Bob Proto, President of Unite-Here Local 35 [Yale] behind them.
There was a very strong showing of student support mobilized by the Student Labor Action Movement.
There were mystery musicians waiting …
… to lead us through the Yard…
…to the Holyoke Center
The mystery musicians were the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society.
One of my favorite GOAT*’s, Mary Curtin wasn’t there. 🙁
*the Good Ones are All Taken.
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