Labor
City Council Encourages Meeting Between Union and Local Developer
The Cambridge City Council adopted an order encouraging a local labor union to meet with the president of Cambridge-based developer Urban Spaces LLC to address the company’s preference toward hiring out-of-state Monday evening.
HUCTW and University Healthcare Negotiations to Include Third Parties
After failing to reach an agreement by an August deadline on health care and the union eligibility of certain jobs, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers and the University have begun the process of selecting third parties to help resolve ongoing disagreements.
Fired Insomnia Cookie Employees Protest Alleged Labor Violations, Call for Higher Wages
A rally Thursday outside the company’s Harvard Square location highlighted a week of picketing in front of the store.
Marching Through the Yard
Workers, union members, and labor activists march through Harvard Yard on Wednesday afternoon in protest of Harvard Medical School's decision to cut 31 custodial contract jobs. Though the Medical School has cited financial constraints as reasoning behind the cuts, protesters alleged Wednesday that the terminations are unnecessary.
In Two Rallies, Protesters Oppose Medical School’s 31 Planned Custodial Job Cuts
A Wednesday morning rally at the Medical School’s Longwood campus drew more than 50 people, according to a union employee, while an afternoon rally that began in front of Holyoke Center and turned into a march through Harvard Yard attracted more than 80 protesters.
Entering the Yard
Protesters begin their march through Harvard Yard at a rally on Wednesday afternoon. The rally was held in protest of Harvard Medical School's decision to cut 31 custodial contract jobs, a decision that was made in an effort to reduce the School's operating deficit.
Protesters Rally in Support of Mailroom Coordinator, Two Others
The group gathered outside Holyoke Center late Friday afternoon alleged instances of discrimination against employees and retaliation against union activism by Harvard.
Protest Outside Holyoke
Protesters march late Friday afternoon outside of Holyoke Center, chanting in support of University workers. The group rallied in protest of what they claimed was discrimination and retaliation against union involvement on the part of the University.
At Worksites Across Campus, Workers Cope with Scorching Temperatures
On a day in which temperatures hit 99 degrees in Boston, workers were out in full force Friday at Harvard’s Old Quincy and Old Leverett buildings.
Working in the Early Evening Heat
Workers talk near and walk through a Mill Street entrance to Old Leverett at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Temperatures were still around 90 degrees in the area as they wrapped up the day's electrical and demolition work.
Looking Down on a Final Day
The Inn at Harvard, pictured from its third floor inside, closed its doors Monday after 22 years of operation.
The Front Desk
Mustapha Jorti (right), the Inn at Harvard's front desk manager, works alongside his assistant front desk manager, Mohamed Medjahed (center), on the hotel's last day of operation. At left, a worker with an outside consulting company dismantles the front desk computers.
Medical School’s Decision To Cut 31 Custodial Contract Jobs Prompts Outcry
The Medical School is citing financial constraints for a move that has prompted criticism from the labor union that represents the workers and the circulation of an online petition opposing the decision.
Boss Harvard
After completing the longest contract negotiations in the union's history, HUCTW members feel that Harvard can do more to maintain ideal standards for its non-faculty members.
Boss Harvard
In the wake of these difficult discussions, University employees have raised concerns over the nature of Harvard’s approach to labor relations after the financial crisis.
