[act-ma] TODAY! 5 PM PICKET, PLUS PHONE/EMAIL ZAP, FOR JOHANY PILAR, TARGETED FOR FIGHTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT

[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discipline was rescinded, after a campaign which featured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, loudly
berating her and calling her a "trouble-maker," and hassling her about
necessary medical appointments. One manager even physically held the door
to prevent her from leaving a closed room, when he was yelling at her in a
threatening manner. 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 today (Friday). 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, outside the
department where she was sexually harassed. 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 & Technical Workers
** Harvard University Mail Services