At the medical school and in the biology labs, SSI guards reported to their own supervisors, who in turn report to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) and the physical resource managers of the faculties.
When the time came to staff the new Barker Center, Lichten says he turned to SSI--another successful experience.
Summer Heat
In April, University officials came to a conclusion among themselves: The labor problem had to be resolved when students came back to school in the fall. So, with renewed effort, the University made concessions.
They made a buyout package for older guards more attractive. The remaining guards secured a promise that they would not lose their jobs to outsourcing.
"The University made it clear that it was important to bring the negotiations to a resolution," says one University official.
The guards responded in kind. Sources with knowledge of their perspective in the negotiations said the rank-and-file soon realized that this was it--they had to sign a new contract or lose their jobs.
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