HARVARD HUNGER STRIKE ENDS ON DAY 9
AT SECURITY GUARDS' REQUEST PROMISE OF ESCALATED STUDENT-WORKER ACTION IN COMING WEEK AS HARVARD MAKES FIRST CONCESSIONS TO STUDENT DEMANDS (details below)

 

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THURSDAY MAY 17TH

3PM

HAVARD SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA  

This Friday at 1pm, the 9 remaining Harvard hunger strikers ended their fast in front of a crowd of students, workers, faculty, and community members. The decision to end the strike came on the same day as a meeting between students and top University administrators, including University Vice-President Alan Stone, Vice-President of Human Resources Marilyn Haussamann, and Director of Labor Relations William Murphy. Boston City Council Member Charles "Chuck" Turner and Harvard Professor of History John Womack were also in attendance. After the meeting, at which the University conceded to two key student demands , students were notified of the security guards' request that they end their fast. As guards offered the hunger strikers their first meal in 9 days, workers and students together pledged to escalate the campaign in an upcoming week of actions. The guards thanked the students for the public attention they had already brought to the issue of low wages on Harvard's campus, and promised to work with them to apply additional pressure on both the University and AlliedBarton, its security contractor.   

More information on the hunger strike click here.