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Amann S. Mahajan

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IOP

UAW President Urges Harvard Not to ‘Cave’ to Trump Admin at IOP Forum

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called on Harvard to stand up against the Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding at an Institute of Politics forum on Monday.

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Central Administration

Harvard Grad Union Agrees To Bargain Without Ground Rules

Harvard’s graduate student union agreed to negotiate its third contract with the University without ground rules on Friday, after the two sides were unable to agree on policies for bargaining observation.

Harvard Academic Workers Union
Labor

Harvard, Union Hash Out Immigration Policies Amid National ICE Raid Wave

Harvard agreed to provide non-tenure-track employees with paid leave during immigration proceedings, but declined to commit to sponsoring legal permanent residency applications in a contract counter proposal presented on Monday.

Harvard Graduate Student Union
Labor

As Contract Negotiations Begin, Harvard and Grad Students’ Union Are Still Debating Bargaining Rules

Harvard and its graduate student union remain stuck in a dispute over bargaining observation rules nearly a month after negotiations for their third contract were set to begin.

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Labor

Harvard, Graduate Student Union Clash Over Bargaining Observation

Negotiations for the Harvard graduate students union’s third contract got off to a rocky start last week, when University officials canceled the first bargaining session just hours before it was scheduled to begin over a dispute about meeting attendance.

Time Caps Walkout Protest
Central Administration

Harvard Students Walk Out of Class To Protest Time Caps for Academic Workers

More than 200 Harvard affiliates rallied outside University Hall on Tuesday afternoon to protest time caps for non-tenure-track faculty, amid an extended campaign by the campus academic workers’ union to end the practice.

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Conversations

Time-Capped Faculty, In Their Own Words

We talked to 16 time-capped FAS faculty members past and present — in their offices, favorite cafes, and over call — to understand the living realities and reflections of faculty members on the clock.

HAW Rally in Front of John Harvard Statue
FAS

Non-Tenure Track Faculty Deliver Petition on Time Caps to Harvard President Garber

Non-tenure-track faculty delivered a petition with almost 1,400 signatures calling for an end to time caps to top Harvard officials on Thursday as the group’s new union bargains for its first contract with the University.

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Labor

Boston Doctors Lead the Medical Unionization Wave

After more than a year of negotiations over their first contract, residents at Mass General Brigham sensed growing momentum for a strike action in January.

Mass General Brigham
Labor

Unionized Workers At Mass General Brigham Withdraw Unfair Labor Practice Charge

Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham withdrew a labor complaint that alleged the hospital system had retaliated against them for unionizing by removing stipends.

Harvard Undergraduate Workers Sign
Student Life

Harvard Offers Just Cause Protections to Unionized Undergraduate Workers

At the Monday session, the first of 2025, members of Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union-United Auto Workers — which represents 400 student workers in non-academic jobs — presented proposals to extend grievance filing deadlines, guarantee minimum work schedules, and alter employment letters.

Massachusetts General Hospital
Labor

Mass General Brigham Announces Mass Layoffs for Administrative Employees

Mass General Brigham announced layoffs for hundreds of administrative and management employees on Monday in anticipation of a $250 million budget gap, an unprecedented decision for Massachusetts’ largest private employer.

HGSU Living Wage Rally
Labor

In Major Year for Labor, Five Campus Unions Head to Bargaining Table

More than 10,500 Harvard workers, represented by five unions, will negotiate new contracts with the University in 2025, setting the stage for a remarkable year in Harvard labor relations.

Harvard Academic Workers Union
Labor

Harvard Offers To Remove Time Caps for Preceptors in Union Negotiations

Harvard has agreed to end term limits on preceptor positions as part of a bargaining proposal offered to Harvard’s union for non-tenure-track faculty at a bargaining session on Thursday, walking back a firm line against changing the structure of academic employment.

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Features

Graduate Students’ Union Withdraws Unfair Labor Practice Charge Alleging Encampment Surveillance

Harvard’s graduate student union withdrew a labor complaint that accused the University of violating workers’ rights during the spring pro-Palestine encampment last month, citing concerns about changes to the U.S. labor board under the Trump administration.

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