Labor
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.
Employees at Inn at Harvard Face Layoffs
With the Inn at Harvard slated to become swing housing for Dunster House students during house renewal in 2014, an undetermined number of the Inn’s employees face potential layoffs. Currently, there are approximately 65 employees working at the Inn at Harvard, which is scheduled to close on July 15.
HUCTW Protests Continue
Student activists and members of Harvard’s various unions gathered in front of Massachusetts Hall Tuesday to show their support for the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers during what have become the longest contract negotiations between the University and HUCTW in history.
A Demonstration
HUCTW workers and student supporters demonstrate outside of Massachusetts Hall on Tuesday for the fifth time in the past three weeks. Protesters asked for a new contract with higher wages. The HUCTW contract expired last July.
HUCTW Urges University to Agree with Favorable Contract Negotiations
Members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers and student supporters protested outside of Massachusetts Hall all day on Tuesday to urge the University to agree to favorable terms in continuing contract negotiations.
Another Contender for Kerry's Seat
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, who has represented the South Boston area since winning office in a 2001 special election, will launch a campaign for the Senate seat vacated Tuesday by new Secretary of State John F. Kerry, the Boston Globe is reporting.
