RESPECT & EQUALITY: Holding Harvard Accountable
latin@ workers STILL under attack!
why wont harvard address the discrimination?
no more stalling! end the retaliation!
join us for a community forum...
RESPECT AND EQUALITY AT WORK
Holding Harvard Accountable
Thursday, March 15th
7pm, Emerson 305
workers from the biolabs will share their stories and then we will
start planning how we can support workers in their fight for
respect, dignity, and equality on the job.
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Last semester, workers in the Harvard MCB Biolabs were facing
discrimination on the job. Racist statements, layoffs, and an
atmosphere of intimidation and disrespect ran rampant. With the
help of students, workers mobilized to get their jobs back and form
a joint-committee with management to address these issues.
Unfortunately, after four monthly meetings, the committee has proven
to be unconcerned with addressing the discrimination against latin@s
and are once again calling for layoffs. This stalling tactic, combined with
retaliation against workers for taking a stand, is completely unacceptable!
Enough is enough!
Workers are speaking out, will you support them?
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Workers & students are demanding...
- No layoffs or relocations of the workers at the Biolabs
- An independent investigation by a joint union-management-student committee into racism in the workplace and discrimination against the workers
- Immediate apology and reparations from the Harvard administration; accountability for offending managers
- No English-only policies at any Harvard workplace
- Equal opportunity for hiring and promotion of Latino workers at Harvard
- A code of conduct that includes a "respect clause," union input into management decisions, and provisions against future discrimination in the workplace
- Stop the retaliation. No more arbitrary demotions.
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About us: For a brief introduction, click here.
Ethical Contracting: SLAM committee aiming to take apparel produced in sweat shop conditions off campus, and to work towards improving such conditions in developing countries. To learn more, click here.
Campus Organizing: SLAM committee focussing on workers' rights on Harvard's campus as well as on mobilizing student support on these issues and others. To learn more, click here.
In the News: For the latest media coverage on issues central to SLAM and labor and human rights in general, click here.
Security Guard Campaign: A coalition of student groups, working to ensure a fair contract for security guards on campus. To learn more, click here.
Coalition for Respect and Equality in the Workplace: A coalition of student groups, dealing with the racism and inequality experienced by clerical workers on campus. To learn more, click here.
Resources and Links: For links to insightful websites and video clips, click here.
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CORI Reform Harvard Meeting
RESPECT & EQUALITY AT WORK: Holding Harvard Accountable
latin@ workers STILL under attack!
why wont harvard address the discrimination?
no more stalling! end the retaliation!
join us for a community forum...
RESPECT AND EQUALITY AT WORK
Holding Harvard Accountable
Thursday, March 15th
7pm, Emerson 305
workers from the biolabs will share their stories and then we will
start planning how we can support workers in their fight for
respect, dignity, and equality on the job.
**
Last semester, workers in the Harvard MCB Biolabs were facing
discrimination on the job. Racist statements, layoffs, and an
atmosphere of intimidation and disrespect ran rampant. With the
help of students, workers mobilized to get their jobs back and form
a joint-committee with management to address these issues.
Unfortunately, after four monthly meetings, the committee has proven
to be unconcerned with addressing the discrimination against latin@s
and are once again calling for layoffs. This stalling tactic, combined with
retaliation against workers for taking a stand, is completely unacceptable!
Enough is enough!
Workers are speaking out, will you support them?
***********************************************
Workers & students are demanding...
- No layoffs or relocations of the workers at the Biolabs
- An independent investigation by a joint union-management-student committee into racism in the workplace and discrimination against the workers
- Immediate apology and reparations from the Harvard administration; accountability for offending managers
- No English-only policies at any Harvard workplace
- Equal opportunity for hiring and promotion of Latino workers at Harvard
- A code of conduct that includes a "respect clause," union input into management decisions, and provisions against future discrimination in the workplace
- Stop the retaliation. No more arbitrary demotions.
Indigenous Communites Confronting Globalization
Indigenous Communities Confronting Globalization in Mexico
NAFTA, Militarization, and Human Rights
Wednesday, Feb 28th @ 6pm
Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard
We will be discussing with a Red de Defensores representative...
- the threats to indigenous communities, such as NAFTA, Plan Puebla Panama, and
the agricultural crisis in Mexico.
- the human rights abuses in Mexico, their relationship to globalization, and how indigenous
communities are working to end the abuses and impunity.
- how to promote a sustainable model of international trade based on economic justice.
- the leadership of women in fair trade cooperatives.
Since the Zapatista uprising began on January 1, 1994, (the first day NAFTA went into effect)
the Mexican military and paramilitaries have waged a counter insurgency war against Zapatista
communities. Thirteen years after the uprising, human rights abuses continue and the entire
state of Chiapas is heavily militarized. The Mexico Solidarity Network presents a speaker from
the Red de Defensores Comunitarios por los Derechos Humanos (Community Human Rights
Defenders Network) to discuss the impact of this "low-intensity" warfare, and what is being done
on the ground to resist.
The Red de Defensores is a network of indigenous human rights observers from Zapatista
communities in Chiapas, Mexico. The Red, founded in May 2000, is a non-governmental
organization dedicated to the promotion and defense of human rights. The Red developed
an alternative model of human rights work in which community members who suffer human
rights abuses at the hands of the army, paramilitaries, and the federal government assume
control of their own defense. Self-determination and autonomy are the guiding principles of
the Red de Defensores. The Red is currently made up of 25 community indigenous defenders
from eight regions. In each case, the community chose their representative to the Red in a
traditional process that assigns "cargos" (tasks) to highly respected members of the community.
All of the defensores live in threatened communities that have a history of suffering from human
rights abuses.
mexico solidarity network // www.mexicosolidarity.org
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'Corp Advisers Pan Discrimination'
Code of Conduct proposal for HARVARD
1. Anti-Discrimination:
*The University commits to actively combating and redressing "Any form
of discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political
beliefs, veteran status, or disability" or immigration status with
special consideration given to hiring, promotions and all other
employment decisions, and the work environment at large. (quoted from
Harvard's non-discrimination policy)
*All managers and administrators are required to agree with this code
as a binding document, and to undergo continuing education and
training necessary for the management and promotion of a diverse
workplace.
*With a diverse workforce should come a diverse representation in all
places and positions, and an active promotion of a non-segregated
workplace.
2. Respect and Dignity Clause.
3. Right to Organize
*see SLAM website for points
4. Equality and Parity for Workers
*Harvard recommits to the WBPP, and further agrees to extend to all
service employees - both directly hired and sub-contracted - wages and
benefits that ensure a decent standard of living in the Boston area
(such as those earned by janitors and dining hall workers).
5. Accountability
*The University will be held accountable to the above principles.
'The Wronging of a Dictator'
'The Wronging of a Dictator'
'After Latino Layoffs, Forum Eyes Racism'
