Labor
After Weeks of Snowstorms, Union Leaders Look Towards Greater Flexibility
HUCTW leaders said they will push for greater opportunities for their members to work from home in upcoming labor negotiations.
Double Tree Rally
At left, Angela M. Leocata watches protesters speak at a rally in the Science Center Plaza on Thursday evening. Housekeepers at the Boston-Cambridge Double Tree Suites by Hilton Hotel went on strike on Thursday and staged a rally to protest working conditions at the hotel and pressure Hilton to agree to their preferred means of unionization.
DoubleTree Housekeepers Strike, Rally Attracts Hundreds
The strike marks the culmination of over a year of campaigning organized by a Massachusetts-based union that represents Harvard’s dining hall employees and the Student Labor Action Movement.
Harvard Union Hosts Panel on Reducing Healthcare Costs
Around 150 members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers and Harvard faculty gathered Monday to discuss strategies for improving employee health while keeping health care affordable.
Stillman Infirmary Will Be Shuttered in Health Services Reshuffling
Director of HUHS Paul Barreira said that the motivation for the changes came from a UHS analysis he helped conduct for a couple of years, in which he found that overnight urgent-hour services are underutilized.
Citing Workplace Injuries, DoubleTree Workers Call for Faust Meeting
Students, workers, and local politicians convened for a roundtable discussion Tuesday evening to discuss workplace hazards at the Boston-Cambridge DoubleTree Suites, which is located in a Harvard-owned building.
TFA Co-CEO Responds to SLAM Protesters, Defends Program
Teach For America co-CEO Matthew Kramer ’98 defended his organization on Wednesday in an interview with The Crimson.
Budget Claims Behind Health Plan Changes Don’t Add Up
The jump in costs that Hausammann described did take place, but over the course of only two years and more than a decade ago.
Students Make Beds in Support of DoubleTree Workers
Several employees of the Boston-Cambridge DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel and members of the Student Labor Action Movement set up a bed-making demonstration in the Science Center Plaza Monday afternoon, continuing their year-and-a-half long efforts to support worker unionization.
Student Activist Group Calls on Faust To Sever Ties with TFA
The effort is part of a larger national movement started by United Students Against Sweatshops that criticizes Teach For America for undermining the quality of public education.
Ahead of Sit-Down, Union Releases Healthcare Report
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers released a report on Wednesday that offers suggestions for lowering healthcare costs for all Harvard employees.
Workers, Experts Weigh Impact of Health Plan Changes
Some activists worry that the new plans may increase the cost of healthcare for non-union employees; others say that the changes help balance costs.
