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...eleventh hour compromise last week prevented a Barnard College clerical union from going on strike and ended bargaining battles over salary increases and the preservation of workers' benefits from a recently expired contract...
...largest stumbling block in negotiations had been that, in exchange for a worker salary increase, Barnard had wanted "givebacks" from the clerical workers of such benefits as free enrollment in university courses, and vacation time...
...compromise was not reached by the strike deadline, nearly 100 Barnard faculty members intended to show support by moving their classes to off-campus locations, Rosenstein said...
Despite one picket demonstration and the introduction of an outside negotiator, little progress was reached until the union's final meeting with Barnard, which ended less than two hours before the union was to strike...
...Barnard officials were also pleased with the new contract, said Public Relations Director Sally Slate, who added that Barnard was "eager to make sure that its workers are well-paid...