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...Radcliffe night watchmen who were replaced this week by Harvard Police said last night that they are dissatisfied with the provisions the college has made for them and will press for arbitration of their contract...
...watchmen contend that the college violated its agreement by sub-contracting for University police protection. In their suit, the union will argue that the six men should be retained as watchmen until June 30, 1966, when the pact will expire. Until then, police should be used only to supplement the protection of the watchmen, Edward T. Sullivan, spokesman for Local 254, declared last night...
...Unlike watchmen, the police will not have assigned beats, but will be free to patrol those areas which prove particularly troublesome. In addition, the police will have a man on duty in a central location 24 hours a day, and are trained to use guns. The present watchmen do not carry guns. Instituting a comparable system at Radcliffe--training men and supervisors--would cost about $50,000. During the past year, the watchmen have spent 90 per cent of their time outside, so the three men being retained by the Cliffe will be adequate to patrol inside the dormitories...
...making such an improvement, however, Radcliffe cannot simply ignore the moral and legal issues involved. The nine watchmen currently employed have a contract which does not expire until next June. Six of these men were suddenly informed this fall that their services would no longer be required after October 17. The union has brought the matter to arbitration, but arbitration is a long and complicated process. Radcliffe has found other college jobs for three of the men involved, and rather proudly points out that "that only leaves three." But even if only one man were involved, and even...
...watchmen check sign-out books, lock windows and doors, and watch for prowlers. The University Police would not enter the dormitories...