<font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Dear All,<br><br>Harvard
is celebrating a recent $50 million gift from the Tata group, and the
purchase of a huge dairy farm in New Zealand for $34.15 million. <span style="line-height:115%">The University has lately more than tripled its
holdings in cash and US Treasuries, to $1 billion. </span></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Harvard's endowment climbed 11 percent in the last FY, adding $1.4 billion for a total of $27.4 billion. </font><br>
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In the context of all this wealth, many workers from Harvard's
majority-female clerical union, who were laid off by the scores in the summer of '09,
still struggle to find work. Harvard refuses to take many of these laid
off workers back, despite contractual provisions that grant them hiring
preference. Other clerical workers, especially women over 40, report
discriminatory firings and illegal retaliation for union activity. On
Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m. HUCTW members, students and community
members will demand justice for our union sisters, among them: <br>
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Marian Merullo -- laid off after 22 years' dedicated service in
Widener Library. Has applied for at least 20 Harvard jobs, without any
success, even though a union/mgmt committee said she should be rehired.
Marian faces losing her home.<br>
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Joan Frankel -- unfairly fired after 25 years of excellent work.
Joan's termination letter blames her for making a helpful suggestion to
save Harvard money. This was called "insubordination." Joan has filed an
age discrimination lawsuit.<br>
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Phebe Eckfeldt -- was formally disciplined for the first time in 15
years, right after she became a union rep and started assisting
co-workers. Phebe had great feedback on her work until she dared become
an activist. She has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the
Natl. Labor Relations Board.<br>
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Please join us! Our action will take place at 5 p.m., in front of
Harvard's Holoyke Center, 1350 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, next to Au Bon Pain
and half a block from the Harvard Square Red Line T. Riot Folksinger
Evan Greer will perform! <br>
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Facebook event: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104036879667380" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104036879667380</a><br>
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Harvard No Layoffs Campaign Blog: <a href="http://harvardnolayoffs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://harvardnolayoffs.blogspot.com/</a><br>
<br>Feel free to forward this message everywhere!<br>
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In Solidarity,<br>
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Geoff Carens, Union Rep, HUCTW/AFSCME local 3650<br>
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