Labor
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.
Mediators Aim to Advance Contract Negotiations
Three experienced mediators will take part in contract negotiations between Harvard and its clerical and technical workers beginning this week, according to a joint statement released by the two sides Thursday.
Union Sends Holiday Cards, Pushes for New Contract
As more than 4,600 of Harvard’s non-faculty employees face the prospect of a new year without a new contract, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers is taking a holiday-themed approach to its stalled negotiation process.
Union Still in Contract Talks
Eight months into contract negotiations between Harvard University and the Harvard Union of Clerical Technical Workers, the two sides “remain mired in disagreements,” the union described the situation in a letter released Friday.
Faculty Club Lawsuit Awaits Hearing
A class-action lawsuit alleging that Harvard violated the Massachusetts “tip law” by withholding service charges from employees awaits hearing by a federal judge, who will determine whether the case should be tried in a federal or state co
Union Pens Letter Against Health Care Plan
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers claimed in a letter released on Thursday that the University put forth health care plans for non-union workers that closely resemble plans it already rejected for union members.
HUCTW Holds Costumed Protest
Around 30 workers, union officers, and supporters dressed in Halloween costumes stood in two groups, one along the pathway through the construction site outside the science center, and one inside the yard near its entrance next to Dudley House.
Student Life and Union Ties
“I take offense to that question,” she says. “I don’t think of it as them at our protests. I think of it as us at their protests.”
