[act-ma] FRI 4/18, 5 PM, DEFEND JOHANY PILAR! PICKET PLUS PHONE & EMAIL ZAP

[Geoff Carens]

Dear All,

HUCTW* member & activist Johany Pilar sued Harvard for sexual harassment,
gender bias and retaliation when she was repeatedly grabbed by a co-worker
and disciplined for reporting it. She was promoted 3 salary grades, and the
discipline was rescinded, after a campaign which featured
picketing<http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/19/students-protest-for-pilar/>and
public
pressure <http://www.perspy.com/?tag=johany-pilar>. Recently HUMS**
managers have renewed their retaliation against Johany, yelling at her that
she is a "trouble-maker," physically holding the door to prevent her from
leaving a closed room, and hassling her about doctors' appointments. Let's
stand up for Johany!

Supporters will gather in front of the Smith Campus Center (formerly
Holyoke Ctr) at 1350 Mass. Ave.
Cambridge<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1350+Massachusetts+Avenue,+Cambridge,+MA&hl=en&sll=42.37839,-71.11291&sspn=0.084581,0.209255&oq=1350+mass+ave+cambridge&t=h&hnear=1350+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02138&z=16>(very
close to the Harvard Square Red Line MBTA stop and next to Au Bon
Pain), starting at 5 pm, this Friday, 4/18. You're invited to join us! The
Facebook event is
here<https://www.facebook.com/events/233278573544799/?ref_notif_type=plan_user_joined&source=1>
.

Please phone and email Harvard's Director of Labor and Employee Relations,
William Murphy, at (617) 496-9193, bill_murphy at harvard.edu. Suggested
message: "It is reprehensible that HUMS management continues to harass
HUCTW member Johany Pilar. I demand you use your influence to arrange a
transfer for Johany into an at least comparable position. End the culture
of victim-blaming and retaliation at Harvard!"

In Solidarity,

Geoff Carens, Union Rep, HUCTW
Delegate, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)


*Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers / AFSCME Local 3650
**Harvard University Mail Services