HGSU Strike
Other Unions Sign
Members of unions affiliated with other local universities joined Harvard's graduate student union as they picketed in Harvard Yard.
Longwood Striking
Picketers gathered outside of Gordon Hall on Harvard's Longwood campus as part of the graduate student union's strike.
HGSU Strike Time's Up Rally
Union members picketing Harvard Yard held a Time's Up rally on the third day of the HGSU strike.
Harvard Defends Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Position As Strike Begins
As members of the graduate student union hit the picket lines Tuesday, University negotiators posted a position statement online arguing that the union’s proposed procedure for adjudicating sexual harassment and discrimination complaints may be in conflict with Title IX.
Graduate Student Union Protests Impact Classes, Finals Review Sessions
Department admin and course heads have had to reduce review sessions and relocate classes as hundreds of graduate student union members gave up their teaching duties to join the strike.
Picket Line
Harvard's graduate student union went on Strike Tuesday at midnight. The highly anticipated strike comes after over a year of negotiations, during which the two parties failed to come to agreements on key provisions related to healthcare, compensation, and sexual harassment and discrimination grievance procedures.
Picket Line 2
Graduate students brave the snowfall and freezing temperatures as they march through the Yard on Tuesday morning. The first day of the strike began with a walkout at 10:30 a.m., and the protestors numbered in the hundreds at their peak.
Here’s What Happened During The Grad Union Strike Today
On Dec. 3, Harvard’s graduate student union went on strike. The Crimson is updating this article with a summary of what went down every day of the strike.