Labor
Harvard Violated Contract With HGSU in Excluding Some Grad Students, Arbitrator Rules
An arbitrator ruled Friday that Harvard violated its 2021 contract with the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers by excluding lab-based psychology Ph.D. students from the union.
Cambridge School Committee Approves Union Contracts for Paraprofessionals, Family Liaisons
The Cambridge School Committee approved contracts with paraprofessionals and family liaisons at a special meeting on Friday, following months of protests from school support staff.
Educators Walk Out of School Committee Meeting to Protest Support Staff Pay Amid Contract Talks
More than 40 members of the Cambridge Education Association walked out of Tuesday’s School Committee meeting to protest for higher pay for Cambridge Public Schools clerks, paraprofessionals, and substitute teachers.
‘Can’t Survive on 5.5’: The Months-Long Printer Strike in 1974
The Harvard University Printing Office has been shuttered for over 20 years. But in the spring of 1974, the Office dominated the local news when more than 30 printers went on strike for months.
Harvard’s Academic Workers Unionized. But in a Year of Labor Ups and Downs, How Did They Win?
Harvard’s cohort of unionized student workers nearly doubled over the past year. The largest successful union — Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto workers — now represents more than 3,000 non-tenure-track faculty. Ahead of its first contract, the group is taking aim at the very structure of academic employment.
HUCTW, HOOP Protest Sanctions Against Pro-Palestine Harvard Staff at Tuesday Rally
Nearly 100 Harvard workers and Cambridge residents held a pro-Palestine rally in front of Smith Campus Center on Tuesday to condemn the University’s disciplinary action against union members involved in the 20-day encampment in Harvard Yard.
Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Harvard Over Encampment Response
Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers filed unfair labor practice charges against Harvard on Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that the University’s response to the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard violated the rights of student workers.
PSLM Students 2001 Mass. Hall Occupation
Two students leaning out of Massachusetts Hall window take interview with reporter during 2001 Progressive Student Labor Movement sit-in.
Protester hangs out of window during 2001 PSLM Mass Hall Sit-In
A protester hangs out of a window during the Progressive Student Labor Movement's 2001 sit-in at Massachusetts Hall.
‘Not Going Down Without a Fight’: Harvard Students Decry Queen’s Head Closure
More than 1,600 people signed a petition objecting to the permanent closure of the Harvard-run Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub, as staff members said they were “heartbroken” by the sudden Tuesday announcement.
‘People Have Spoken’: Harvard Residential Advisors Vote Against Unionization
Both prospective units of the Harvard Union of Residential Advisors voted against unionization Wednesday, ending HURA’s year-long fight — including a two-months-long public campaign — to unionize Harvard’s residential tutors, proctors, and house aides.
‘Along for the Ride’: Harvard Residential Group Faces Fractures Ahead of Union Recognition Election
Two months ago, the Harvard Union of Residential Advisors began to unionize — but even as the group has publicly sped through the recognition process, tensions have steadily built within the union.
Nearly 500 Graduate Students Petition Harvard to Not Restrict Emergency Fund Access
Nearly 500 members of the HGSU-UAW signed a petition calling on Harvard to not limit graduate student emergency fund eligibility, which was delivered to top administrators in Mass. Hall during a Wednesday rally.
Harvard Graduate Union’s BDS Caucus Circulates Letter Calling for Divestment From Israel
The HGSU-UAW’s BDS Caucus circulated a letter earlier this month calling on Harvard to investigate and divest from “companies and institutions involved in the ongoing attacks in Gaza.”
HAW-UAW Large Unit Votes to Unionize, 93% In Favor
Non-tenure-track faculty at Harvard voted 1,094-81 to unionize under Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers, the group announced Friday.
