"Berry has a problem. He comes up here and doesn't even acknowledge you," said one.
"At first, I used to see him sitting here with us. Now I don't see him anymore," said another.
Berry denied the charges.
"I'm not an ogre at all," he said. "If you see me in the houses, you don't see people cowering away from me. They're not running away from me."
"If there was something that was bothering them, they would tell me," he added. "I really have a good rapport with them."
Some workers interviewed supported Berry, saying he was a better more accessible leader than his predecessor, Frank J. Weissbecker.
At least one worker, however, disagreed with Berry's assessment.
"When [Berry first arrived], he said feel free to come to my office. I thought it was an open door," he said. "I had a problem and I went over there...I have a letter to document. [Berry said] he wouldn't speak to me directly again unless I go to [the Freshman Union managers] first."
"I felt this is a no-win situation," the worker said.