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Introduction: Good Things Come to Those Who Negotiate

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  • Cobble, Dorothy Sue

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On May 15, 2008, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) held its twentieth birthday celebration at the Agassiz Theatre in Radcliffe Yard. I was next door at Harvard University's Schlesinger Library, sleepily perusing my next fat folder of government documents. As the laughter and singing wafted its way across the quad, the choice of whether to stay or go was clear. I followed the trail of balloons to the theater, grabbed my complimentary union tote bag, smiled at all the lovingly crafted refreshments that awaited the revelers, and squeezed into a tiny space in the front as the lights went down. Long familiar with the upbeat and bold spirit of the union, I was still caught off guard when the lights came back up. Seated a few feet from me on the stage was a 1940s femme fatale who began to belt out “A Union Is a Girl's Best Friend.â€

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  • Cobble, Dorothy Sue, 2010. "Introduction: Good Things Come to Those Who Negotiate," International Labor and Working-Class History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 77(1), pages 190-193, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:ilawch:v:77:y:2010:i:01:p:190-193_99
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