Using the form below, you can send a letter to Fern Groebe, Assistant Director of Gift Management for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bill Murphy, the Director of Labor Relations, and Interim President Derek Bok. Please edit the letter as you see fit. By sending this letter, you are pledging that you will not donate to Harvard until they agree to the demands in our petition, which are below:

We, the undersigned, support the efforts of Harvard security officers to win a fair contract as members of the Harvard community. We support their right to have a voice at work and to provide for themselves and their families. We demand that:

• Harvard accept its responsibility for all campus workers, directly hired and subcontracted, in accordance with its commitment made in 2002.
• Harvard make a public statement supporting the following four standards for its security officers.
• Harvard require that these four standards be included in the officers' contract with AlliedBarton Security, a company hired by the university to provide campus security:
  1. Fair Wages. Security officers face a rising cost of living and the daily challenge of making ends meet. Their wages and benefits must be on par with those of Harvard's janitors and dining hall workers, which they are not. Wages must also be on par with those of security officers at comparable area universities, like MIT, which they are not.
  2. Steady, Full-Time Work. Security officers need consistent pay, not just fair pay. They must be guaranteed full-time work schedules that ensure a steady income and a stable quality of life.
  3. Fair Procedures. Security officers cannot be disciplined or fired without just cause, due process, and transparent investigations with union input. Security officers must be able to file complaints against both direct (AlliedBarton) and indirect (Harvard) employers.
  4. Right to Organize. Every security officer at Harvard has the right to union membership, under federal law. Officers must not be misclassified as "managers" to deprive them of this right.

(If you have any questions or concerns, please checkout stand4security.org or contact us.)

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63 pledges total

1. Daniel DiMaggio, Harvard College, 2004
2. Carl D. Offner, B.A. 1964, Ph.D. 1978
3. Nicole Salazar, Harvard College 2006-2007
4. Jessica Tang, Harvard College 2004, HGSE 2006
5. Julia Tomassetti, Harvard Law, 2002
6. Mary M. Jirmanus, Harvard College, 2005
7. Darryl Li, Harvard College 2001
8. Faisal Chaudhry, Harvard Law School, 2003
9. Kevin Connor, Harvard College, 2004-05
10. Aaron Tanaka, Harvard College, 2004-05
11. Angela Makabali, Harvard College, 2006-07
12. Dan Nicolai, KSG 2001
13. Amy Offner, Harvard College, 2001
14. David R. Ferris, Harvard College 2005-06
15. Ilana Sichel, Harvard College, 2005
16. Iris Ahronowitz, Harvard College, 2003
17. Amelia Chew, Harvard College, 2004
18. Jasleen Kohli, Harvard Law, 2003
19. Michael Grinthal, Harvard Law 2006
20. Jessica Marglin, Harvard College, 2006
21. Victor Rene Christian Hernandez, HGSE 90, HSPH 93
22. Andree M Pages, Harvard College 1977
23. Madeleine Elfenbein, Harvard College 2004
24. Isaac Simon-Hodes, Harvard College, 1999/2000
25. John Stephen Ellis, GSD, 1994
26. Ada McMahon, Harvard College, 2006
27. Bernadine Han, Harvard College, 2001
28. Michael Prokosch, Harvard College, 1970
29. Matthew Skomarovsky, Harvard College, 2003
30. Margaret Barusch, Harvard College, 2006
31. Mara I Hernandez , MPA2, 2002
32. Raphael Sperry, Harvard College, 1995
33. Darin Takemoto, GSAS, Ph. D. 1997
34. Lynne Lyman, KSG, MPA2, 2001
35. Benjamin McKean, Harvard College, 2002
36. Mamie Thant, Harvard College, 2004
37. Chinwe Sonia Kpaduwa, Harvard College, 2005
38. Toussaint Losier, Harvard College 2004
39. Johnhenry Gonzalez, Harvard College, 2006
40. Mary Jepson, Harvard College, 2006/07
41. Jesse Newmark, Harvard Law, 2006
42. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Harvard College, 2003
43. Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, Harvard College, 2004
44. Amanda Alexander, Harvard College, 2004
45. Aoife Eileen Spillane-Hinks, Harvard College, 2006
46. Stephanie Skier, Harvard College 2005
47. Gloria Hou, Harvard College, 2004
48. Daniel Weissman, Harvard College, 2005
49. Christine Tran, Harvard College, 2004-05
50. Brian Lee, Harvard College, 2003
51. Kate Ward, Harvard College, 2005
52. Ellen M. Frith, M.Div., Harvard Divinity School, 1989
53. Henrietta Barnes, Harvard College (Radcliffe) 1969
54. Anjanette M. Chan Tack, Harvard College, 2002
55. Thad Williamson, GSAS, Ph.D., 2004
56. Barbara Ogur, Radcliffe 1969
57. Jean Tepperman, HC 1966, HGSE 1987
58. todd green, 2007
59. iqbal malik, nil
60. fexdgvrhs, JIptPsmx

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To: Fern Groebe,
Cc: President Derek Bok, Bill Murphy
Dear Fern Groebe, As an alum. of Harvard, the so-called neutral stance that the Harvard administration is taking towards the negotiations between its security officers and AlliedBarton is appalling. By not taking an active role in these negotiations, Harvard is standing by while AlliedBarton continues to say no: no to a living wage and no to real rights for Harvard's security officers. I support the Stand For Security campaign and believe that Harvard must take responsibility for its workers. It is unacceptable to use outsourcing to deny the existence of an employment relationship. Harvard must act on its responsibility to the security officers. Along with my pledge of support for the Stand For Security campaign, I also pledge to not provide any financial support to Harvard University until: Harvard accepts its responsibility for all campus workers, directly hired and subcontracted, in accordance with its commitment made in 2002. Harvard requires that these four standards be included in the officers' contract with AlliedBarton Security, a company hired by the university to provide campus security: * Fair Wages. Security officers face a rising cost of living and the daily challenge of making ends meet. Their wages and benefits must be on par with those of Harvard's janitors and dining hall workers, which they are not. Wages must also be on par with those of security officers at comparable area universities, like MIT, which they are not. * Steady, Full-Time Work. Security officers need consistent pay, not just fair pay. They must be guaranteed full-time work schedules that ensure a steady income and a stable quality of life. * Fair Procedures. Security officers cannot be disciplined or fired without just cause, due process, and transparent investigations with union input. Security officers must be able to file complaints against both direct (AlliedBarton) and indirect (Harvard) employers. * Right to Organize. Every security officer at Harvard has the right to union membership, under federal law. Officers must not be misclassified as "managers" to deprive them of this right. Just as Harvard's community extends beyond the Yard, so too do the actions of Harvard have repercussions beyond Cambridge. As a proud Harvard graduate, I expect my university to maintain a standard of excellence, not only in the classroom but in how it treats each member of its community, from its students to its staff to its alumni. The role security guards play in protecting Harvard's campus cannot be overlooked. Unless Harvard meets its obligation to every member of the Harvard community, I will not donate any funds to Harvard. Sincerely, [your name, your affiliation, your graduation year]