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Created by Nicholas Pfosi, Petrina Chan, Sofie Hecht with reporting by Joe Walsh, Reena Karasin.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are involved in an ongoing investigation surrounding bomb threats and a suspected arson that occurred outside of Health Service in the early morning hours of Monday, May 9. The investigation is being carried out by a joint law enforcement team made up of the state Fire Marshal, Somerville Police, Medford Police, Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and the Massachusetts State Police.
At approximately 4:30 a.m. a vehicle outside of Health Service near 124 Professors Row caught fire and a note indicating bomb threats to Cabot Hall, Braker Hall, Cohen Auditorium and Tisch Library was discovered. All affected buildings have since been cleared by law enforcement, and there is an ongoing criminal investigation.
"We continue to expect approximately $15 million in annual savings while the cost to implement TEAM is expected to come under budget," Campbell wrote in the update. "While much of the annual savings will be reinvested in programmatic priorities, we expect about $4.5 million of those savings will fall to the university’s bottom line."
The company from which Tufts contracts its custodial services, DTZ, formerly UGL Unicco, has had a business relationship with the university since 2011. While custodians, union representatives and students demanded that the university make no cuts to the janitorial staff, members of the administration defended the decision to reallocate custodial labor and said that the terms of the reorganization were to be determined by DTZ alone.
Throughout the last year, Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) has been organizing in support of DTZ custodial employees who work on Tufts’ campuses. Students, faculty, staff and members of the custodians’ union, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ, held demonstrations in opposition to a reorganization of the staff, which was originally estimated to result in 35 layoffs and was projected to save the university $900,000 annually. After the restructuring was implemented earlier this year -- ultimately displacing 18 custodians, seven of whom are no longer working with DTZ -- efforts have turned to fundraising in support of those workers who were affected.
Rather than collect tickets inside the building as they did last year, event staff processed attendees outside, which increased efficiency, according to Tello. Event staff also added portable bathrooms outside the venue, as well as more ventilation to keep the temperature down.