"My approach is one more of partnership than quid pro quo," Galluccio says. "[I want] Harvard not reacting to the city, but Harvard joining the city."
A Substantial Split?
"Many of us would feel it hard to approve some beautiful new building when somebody working in it is making $8 to $9 an hour," Braude says. "It's hard to accept the notion that the city in which they live and prosper is able to do this and the wealthiest university in the world can't."
Braude says he hopes he won' have to put his rhetoric into action on future council votes about University development projects, however.
"Those who participate in the solution...share in the benefits," Braude says. "Harvard benefits itself [by adopting a living wage]."
But other councillors shy away from Braude and Decker's strong advocacy to force Harvard to face repercussions for its living wage policy and instead attempt to isolate the issue.
Galluccio says he is "not judgmental" of Braude and Decker's approach.
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