Labor
Custodians Protest Cuts in the Number of Hours Worked
A delegation of almost ten Harvard Divinitiy School custodians went to the school’s building manager on Thursday to protest what they are calling “unnecessary” cuts in the number of hours worked by the custodial staff.
Harvard Union Members Join Occupy Boston Movement
Harvard workers and union members are flocking to the Occupy Boston movement in protest of what some call the University’s “submission to a corporate model.”
Law School Labor Dispute Enters Second Stage
Harvard Law School has concluded the first phase of an investigation into what workers called discriminatory labor practices, including unfairly firing longtime employees and requiring those who speak Spanish to learn English.
Security Guards Vote to Accept Contract
Harvard’s security guards confirmed in a vote late Wednesday night a new contract that guarantees a 15.3 percent wage increase ...
Dining Hall Workers Vote in Support of Contract
Dining hall workers voted in a new five-year contract with the University on Monday night, after discord regarding workers at Harvard Business School caused the union to delay the contract vote from last Monday for fear that the workers would vote it down.
Security Guards Ask for Benefits
Despite the tentative agreement reached with Securitas on Thursday, contract negotiations are not over for the union representing campus security guards.
Harvard Law School Investigates Alleged Discriminatory Labor Practices
The alleged practices at the Law School, according to a letter signed by custodial workers, include unfairly firing longtime workers and requiring workers who speak Spanish to learn English.
Security Guards Agree on Concrete Deal
Harvard Security guards reached a tentative contract agreement on Thursday with their employer Securitas.
Students Weigh in on Security Guard Threat To Strike
With the likelihood of a strike by Harvard security guards increasing, the student body is voicing mixed reactions: while some students say the strike would leave them feeling vulnerable, others say that it would not affect their daily life.
Harvard Security Guards Say They Are Willing To Strike
Over 200 Harvard security guards signed a petition affirming that they are willing to strike if key issues are not resolved.
SEUI Begins Contract Talks
Approximately 30 students and members of Service Employees International Union Local 615 marched from Au Bon Pain to Radcliffe Gymnasium before the first day of contract negotiations began Monday.
HLS Workers Send Delegation to Minow
A Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615 delegation of nine Harvard Law School custodians went to Dean Martha L. Minow’s office on Friday afternoon to ask for an investigation into new, allegedly discriminatory management practices toward workers.
Union Starts Contract Talks
Harvard and SEIU Local 615 will enter into contract negotiations for custodial workers on Monday at 1 p.m. in the Radcliffe Gym.
Dining Hall Workers Celebrate Tentative Agreement, But Some Remain Cautious
Many dining hall workers are celebrating Thursday’s announcement of a tentative, unanimously passed contract agreement between Harvard and UNITE HERE Local 26, the union representing dining hall staff.
Harvard, Union Come To Tentative Agreement
Harvard and UNITE HERE Local 26, the union that represents campus dining hall workers, reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday.
