Fritz said he promotes his candidacy "during mylunch breaks...or my bathroom breaks"--not when onduty--and said he had not received any assistanceor advice from the University.
Fritz's supervisor, Michelle M. Trifiro, who isdirector of security for the Fogg Museum, did notrespond to messages requesting comment this week.
Both McCombe and union lawyer Randall L. Nashdeclined to respond to Fritz's assertions ordiscuss the complaint they had filed against theUniversity.
"It's being investigated by the NLRB. Theyhaven't completed their investigation. I reallycan't comment on what's in the complaint," Nashsaid.
McCombe has headed the autonomous securityguard union since its formation on Jan 5, 1996.
Since that date, the union has been without aworking contract, and has publicly complained thatthe University is intent on replacing the forcewith lower-cost private security agencies.
Several Harvard graduate schools, including theHarvard Law School and the Harvard Medical School,have replaced the Harvard guards with privatelyemployed security agents.
McCombe has come under fire from many of theveteran guards in his force, who seek to havetheir contract bought out and want to retire.
For his part, McCombe has claimed in numerousinterviews with The Crimson that the Universityhas not negotiated in good faith.
But Fritz alleges that McCombe is to blame forthe union woes.
"I accuse Steve McCombe of abuse of authority,"he said.
"We at the museum feel so alienated by our ownunion. We didn't feel like we had a voice," Fritzsaid.
A federal mediator is now overseeing thenegotiations between the University and the union.Although the two sides have met in recent weeks,little progress has been made, according to asource with knowledge of the talks.
The union election--which according to unionbylaws should be held in June--has not yet beenscheduled.
Coincidentally, the NLRB will wrap up itsinvestigation by the beginning of that month,according to spokesperson Lisa Fierce.
If the NLRB finds it has enough evidence tofile a charge against the University, a formalinvestigation will begin