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Polling: Pro-Union Voters More Likely to Report Dissatisfaction with Harvard Advising, Financial Support
Students who voted in favor of unionization last week were more likely to report feeling dissatisfied with Harvard’s advising and financial support systems, according to exit polling data collected by The Crimson.
Harvard Rep Declines to Say Whether School Will Bargain With New Union
A Harvard representative repeatedly declined to answer a question asking whether the University will begin to collectively bargain with student employees following a vote by eligible teaching and research assistants to unionize last week.
Union Organizers Embrace
Harvard union organizers embrace following the announcement that students voted to unionize in the University's 2018 unionization election.
Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement, Experts Say
Experts say Harvard research and teaching assistants' vote to unionize last week was unique in its scale and drew on a decades-long push to form graduate student unions.
‘Super Pumped and Really Excited’: After Day of Nerves, Union Organizers Thrill to New Era
The campaign to form a graduate student union at Harvard stretches back to 2013—for many organizers, spanning their entire tenure at the University.
Polling Shows Strong Union Support Among Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences Students
Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences students were much more likely to vote to unionize in Harvard’s election last week than were Sciences and Engineering and Applied Sciences students.
In Historic Move, Harvard Teaching and Research Assistants Vote to Unionize
In a historic move, Harvard teaching and research assistants have voted to form a union. The results of a unionization election held April 18 and 19 showed 1,931 ballots cast in favor and 1,523 against.
Exit Polls Suggested 50.6 Percent Favored Union
Exit poll results adjusted for response bias suggested a slight majority—50.6 percent—of eligible students who cast ballots voted in favor of unionization. But the margin of error—plus or minus 2 percent—meant The Crimson could not definitively call the election.
