Rally of 150 Stresses Lettuce, Parking Fees

About 150 people rallied in the Yard yesterday at 11:30 a.m. to protest Harvard's use of scab lettuce and the increase in parking fees.

The rally was jointly organized by the University Action Group, SDS, and the ad hoc student group supporting the United Farm Workers. The demonstration lasted over an hour and speakers included a farm worker from California.

Earlier this week, Marjorie L. Russ, Radcliffe Dietician, told a representative of the ad hoc student group which supports the United Farm Workers that Radcliffe will serve only UFW lettuce from now on.

Mary I. Bunting, President of Radclice, told the representative, "We have no plans to buy the non-union lettuce."

Radcliffe's willingness to honor the national boycott of scab lettuce represents a victory for the lettuce pickers, who have been striking for the right to join the United Farm Workers.

Yesterday's rally concentrated on two examples of Harvard's policies toward its own workers and workers in the rest of the country. John H. Petrey '71, one of the organizers, described the rally as "disappointing in size but not in spirit."

In a statement dated November 23 and signed by L. Gard Wiggins, Administrative Vice President, the Harvard Administration repeated its original position regarding lettuce purchases: that the criterion for what is bought is "the quality of the produce."

"A subcommittee of the Committee on Houses has met with a student Ad Hoc Committee on Lettuce and will report December 2," the statement said.