Labor
DoubleTree Hotel Workers Allege Illegal Interference With Unionization Process
Employees of the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston, which is housed in a Harvard-owned building, filed charges of unfair labor practices on Wednesday alleging that management illegally interfered with their unionization process.
Ratification of HUCTW Contract Ends Longest Ever Negotiations
Members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers voted to ratify their new contract on Tuesday, marking the official end of the union’s longest ever negotiations with the University.
Federal Court Rejects Faculty Club Lawsuit, Wait Staff Allegations Return to State Court
The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts denied Harvard’s request last week to try a class-action lawsuit in federal court filed against the University by the wait staff at Loeb House and the Harvard Faculty Club.
A Taste of HUDS
“I grew up on a farm; my father was a farmer. I could walk out into the field and pick peas and eat them off the vine.” Crista Martin, director of communications for Harvard University Dining Services, sits on a swivel office chair surrounded by piles of papers.
HUCTW Workers Celebrate Contract Deal
Workers from the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers stood in front of Mass Hall one last time Tuesday to celebrate the conclusion of the union’s longest ever negotiations with the University.
Employees of DoubleTree Suites Consider Joining Union
A delegation of workers at the Harvard-owned DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston, which is housed in a Harvard-owned building, presented hotel management with a petition Monday delcaring worker intentions to start the process of considering unionization.
HUCTW and University Reach Tentative Contract After Longest Negotiations in Union's History
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers and the University reached a tentative agreement on the details of a new contract, ending the longest negotiations in the union’s history.
HUCTW Holds First Rally in Memorial Church
In the first union rally to ever take place in Memorial Church, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers gathered with supporters on Thursday afternoon to bring attention to its ongoing contract negotiations.
Arboretum Employees Sign Petition in Support of HUCTW
A group of sixteen members of the Service Employees International Union Local 615 voiced support for the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers’ position in its contract negotiations in a letter sent to University President Drew G. Faust and Deputy Director of Labor Relations Susannah P. Scannell last Thursday.
City Council Passes Resolution Backing HUCTW
The Cambridge City Council passed a resolution last Monday night declaring its support for the Harvard Union of Technical and Clerical Workers as the union continues its ongoing negotiations with the University.
