Labor
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.
Dining Hall Workers' Union Votes To Extend Contract for a Week
After failing to agree to a new contract for dining hall workers, the University and UNITE HERE! Local 26—the union which represents the workers—have agreed to extend the current contract until September 12. The contract was originally slated to expire today.
Labor Day Union Rally
Harvard staff, students, and Cambridge citizens walked from the Cambridge City Hall to Cambridge Commons today as part of an SEIU Local 615 Workers' Union rally for better wages, hours, and vacation time for Harvard employees. Rally participants chanted in Spanish and English as they walked down Massachusetts Avenue and through Harvard Yard to Cambridge Commons, where union leaders spoke, singing group Humanwine performed, and comedian Jimmy Tingle entertained the crowd. Roses were passed out, symbolizing the 1912 Lawrence, MA Bread and Roses strike and calling for fair wages and working conditions.
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
A Cambridge City Police officer stands watch over protesters as a crowd blocks off Massachusetts Avenue
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
A man carries a child through the crowd on his shoulders as workers call for more time to spend with loved ones.
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
A rally participant wears a union shirt bearing the Isaiah 32:17 bible verse, "the work of justice will be peace."
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
A child waves a rose as her caretaker gathers with other union members in chanting "sí se puede," or "yes, we can."
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
Union members greet each other as they make their way to Harvard Yard and around Harvard Square.
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
Singing group Humanwine performs an original song calling the union to stand together to fight for their rights.
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
Students, workers, and Cambridge residents march through Harvard Yard, causing tourists to stop, stare, and even join the crowd.
Labor Day Workers' Union Rally
Rallyers carry a sign asking for Bread and Roses, reminiscent of the 1912 Bread and Roses strike that took place in Lawrence, MA.
On Labor Day, Union Workers March on Cambridge Common
Over 800 University workers and students marched on Cambridge Common Monday to show support for unionized dining hall workers, custodians, and janitors during their contract negotiations with Harvard, which are ongoing.
Union Says Harvard Violated Contract
SEIU Local 615 has filed a grievance against the University, claiming Harvard is not following the proper protocol for job selection.
Union Protests Schedule Shift
The union that represents the majority of the custodial staff at Harvard has complained to the University that it unfairly changed twenty workers’ hours without consulting the union first.
Students Lobby for University Financial Disclosure
A group of Harvard students is lobbying on behalf of a financial disclosure bill that would increase requirements on the University.
Dining Hall Workers Rally in The Yard
Harvard dining hall workers, students, and Unite HERE members marched through the Yard holding signs and chanting “we want justice” and “union power.”
Dining Hall Workers To Rally in The Square
Yale University dining hall workers and students will join their Harvard counterparts at a meeting for the local chapter of Unite Here to share negotiation strategies they have employed to reach an agreement on their current contract with Yale.