<b>Dear All,<br><br>HUCTW member Joan Frankel worked at Harvard for 25
years. She got great job evaluations and was promoted as recently as
2008. Her supervisor gave her another very good job review in '09. But
starting this year, Joan was inundated with extra work and impossible
deadlines. In no time she was receiving unfair discipline. She got her
first written warning ever on 3/16/10 and was told she'd be fired by
7/6/10. <br>
<br>Joan has an excellent reputation among colleagues as a dedicated,
diligent worker who skillfully performed her demanding job. Union
members want to know why our long-serving union sister was so swiftly
fired. Many believe the real reason is age discrimination! Joan has
filed a lawsuit at the Mass Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).
Union members and our allies will demonstrate against Joan's firing on
Monday, September 20, starting at 5 p.m., at Harvard's Holyoke Center
(1350 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, next to Au Bon Pain, one block from the
Harvard T). Please join us and help strike a blow for workers' rights!! Our action will feature performers including Riot Folk-singer Evan Greer, and the radical cheerleaders Boston Sass Attack. <br>
<br>Facebook event: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/event.php?eid=146038025434384&ref=mf" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=146038025434384&ref=mf</a><br><br>A flyer is attached with more info. Please forward this email everywhere!<br>
<br>In Solidarity,<br><br>Geoff Carens, Union Rep, HUCTW/AFSCME local 3650<br></b>