No Layoffs for Harvard Libraries

An announcement about library layoffs is sparking a new wave of worker-led protests on the Harvard campus.

Harvard Libraries Plan To Cut Back on Staff

The Harvard University Library system will seek to reduce the size of its workforce as part of an ongoing restructuring process, according to a transcript of remarks made by Harvard University Library Executive Director Helen Shenton at one of three town hall meetings held Thursday.

Workers File New Club Complaint

Workers at the Harvard Club of Boston lodged a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board last week alleging that the Club threatened workers to prevent them from participating in union activities and illegally surveilled workers participating in such activities.

Yale Promises Not to Reinvest in HEI

Occupy Harvard’s push for the University to not reinvest in HEI Hotels & Resorts—a corporation under investigation by the National Labor Relations Board for poor labor practices—gained momentum last week when Yale University announced that it would not reinvest in the corporation.

Harvard Occupy Celebrates, Looks Toward Future

Harvard Occupiers and members of the Student Labor Action Movement will gather to celebrate the custodial workers’ new contract on Tuesday. But with the most visible Occupy goal achieved and Thanksgiving break looming, the movement faces a transitional moment.

Janitors Win New Contract

After two weeks of rallies, protests, and threats to strike, Harvard custodians reached a tentative, five-year contract agreement with the University on Tuesday night, just an hour and a half before their current contract was set to expire.

Custodial Staff May Strike When Contract Expires

Custodial workers have threatened to strike if they cannot reach an agreement with the University by 12 a.m. Wednesday morning, when the custodial contract expires. Their threat to strike was followed by a rally around the outside of Harvard Yard on Saturday afternoon, during which custodians and union members chanted and held up signs with such slogans as “Justice for Janitors” and “Yes We Can”.

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Harvard custodians are asking the University for better health care benefits and more manageable hours, among other things.

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Protesters hold signs at a rally in support of Harvard custodians, who are renegotiating their contract with the University.

Harvard Club of Boston Wait Staff Suing Employer

The wait staff of the Harvard Club of Boston is suing their employer for violating the Massachusetts “Tip Law,” alleging that the club management charged service charges which management then failed to distribute to workers.

Occupy Harvard's First Night: An Eyewitness Account

Roberto F. Velez '03, a teaching fellow in the Visual and Environmental Studies Department, shot this video of last Wednesday's Occupy Harvard protest depicting the night as it unfolded.

Occupy Harvard's First Night

In Final Week of Bargaining, Custodians Express Concerns

As custodians enter their final week of bargaining over their union’s contract with Harvard, union leaders say there are a number of issues on which the University and workers have not yet reached an agreement.

HUPD Lays Off Two Police Officers

Harvard recently lost an arbitration regarding employees’ payment and benefits with the Harvard University Police Association, the union which represents the police.

HLS Refutes Labor Union's Claims

A Harvard Law School internal investigation concluded that the majority of complaints made by Law School custodians in September—which included ...