Tell Harvard: Take Responsibility! Feed Your Workers, Feed Your Students!

[Omaha Steve]

Yesterday, 11 students at Harvard University began an indefinite hunger strike in support of hundreds of newly unionized security guards at Harvard, in their fight to win a first contract with fair wages, steady employment, fair procedures, and the right to organize for all workers. The strike coincides with yesterday's decision by AlliedBarton, a private security firm contracted by Harvard, to walk away from the bargaining table. The strike will last until Harvard takes responsibility for the conditions of workers on its campus and makes a public statement supporting the basic standards demanded by guards and students.


TAKE ACTION: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/harvard_hungerstrike?rk=mdL0g761hr3KE

Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
Director of Labor Relations Bill Murphy
President of Harvard Derek Bok

Below is the sample letter:

Subject: Take Responsibility! Feed Your Workers, Feed Your

Dear ,

I am writing to express my support for Harvard security officers as they bargain for a better contract. They are members of this community, they are fathers and mothers, they are friends and neighbors, and they should expect to be rewarded fairly for the hard work they do. $12.68/hour is not nearly enough; paying basic bills should not be a daily struggle. Security officers deserve wages as high as any other service workers on campus,
safe and sanitary working conditions, full-time employment, fair procedures, and the right to organize! Would you accept anything less for yourselves?

I am appalled that a university that purports to hold so much wisdom could be so ignorant of the basic needs and rights of people. I am appalled that a university that believes all students should be trained in "moral reasoning" could reason so immorally. Stop denying your responsibility and start standing for security!

Sincerely,