{"id":49,"date":"2005-09-16T12:58:03","date_gmt":"2005-09-16T16:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2005\/09\/16\/it-starts-with-hello\/"},"modified":"2006-09-11T16:03:01","modified_gmt":"2006-09-11T20:03:01","slug":"it-starts-with-hello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/fensterm\/2005\/09\/16\/it-starts-with-hello\/","title":{"rendered":"It starts with hello."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHarvard University Graduation Day Spring 2005 – A grand occasion for many. Yet some not so grand activities must also take place. I speak only a few words of Spanish, ” Si! Se puede!”*. That’s about it. My conversation with this gentleman was a bit strained. He is Mr. Aguilar. I remember because I know an Aguilera. His first name is Jaime like in “Stand and Deliver”. I believe her first name is Christina … I’m kidding.<\/p>\n

Jaime and Harvard’s other custodial workers are represented by the Service Employees International Union through it’s Local 615<\/a> which has had a Justice for Janitors<\/a> campaign for 20 years. S.E.I.U has also begun organizing security guards<\/a> and has made some recent progress<\/a>. Harvard’s security guards are currently not represented by any Union. [HUSMPGU<\/a> still represents museum and parking guards. The security guards were outsourced two years ago.]<\/p>\n

The Harvard’s contract with S.E.I.U.<\/a> expires on Noverber 15, 2005 – at least according to the copy on the Harvard University website. [The locals have reorganized since the contract started.] This contract was renogtiated to good effect as a result of the Mass Hall sit-in coming out of the Living Wage Campaign<\/a>
\nof the Progressive Student Labor Movement. In any case, this word from a soon to be named student worker group on behalf of S.E.I.U.<\/p>\n

Join janitors & security guards who are organizing a
\nIt RALLY FOR JUSTICE<\/font>
\nWent<\/font> This Saturday. 11:30 A.M
\nWell ! <\/font> Sept. 17, 2005
\nMeet outside of Science Center A.<\/font><\/div>\n

It begins with hello. And you can continue with hello between structured activities. You don’t need a grand strategy to do that, and it will certainly help with whatever else you decide to do. It is, afterall, at least in part, about the workers.<\/p>\n

*Yes! We can!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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