Some $7.35 attendants, like Fane, say they aresatisfied with the lower pay and benefits.

But full-timers worry that the reduction of thesecurity force to a staff of part-timers workingfull-time hours may be a ploy to take away theirjobs.

At last Thursday's meeting, both full-time andpart-time attendants asked Conway, their union'sbusiness agent, to confirm or deny that an effortwas underway to supplant full time employees.

Notes of the meeting taken by an attendant andobtained by the Crimson indicate that Conway wouldnot explicitly deny that suggestion.

"Rumor that bargaining agreement is leadingtowards getting people (staff) all to part time,"the notes read. "[Conway] says that rumor iscompletely unsubstantiated."

At the same meeting, Conway warned attendantsthat morale problems were due to a negativeportrayal of security guards by the Universitypress.

Sage and other attendants at the meeting saythat Trifiro, in an apparent attempt to ward offpublic criticism, told them she would read thisarticle before publication. This reporter offeredto check Trifiro's own quotes with her, but theFogg's chief of security will read this articlefor the first time this morning.

Problems in the Union

Sage says he resigned his post as union stewardlast Wednesday because of his frustration with theunion's failure to represent the attendantsadequately.

"If there was a way of getting rid of theunion, I think we'd be better off," says Sage,adding that the union can not be blamed for thefailure to produce an agreement.

It's Harvard who's holding it up," Sage says."It's over a year now that the negotiationsstopped and we signed [the agreement]."

But the attendants Sage has represented ingrievances say he has contributed to the union'slegacy of ineptitude in representing them.

Other attendants say Sage is intimidated byTrifiro because he needs her approval for athree-month sick leave he will take beginning May6. Sage is scheduled to undergo a hip replacement.

Sage says there will likely be union electionsfor a new steward. Sources say Trifiro has talkedof exerting her influence in the selection of thenew steward, but Sage says this is unlikely.

Attendance Problems