Unionization
Graduate Student Unionization Vote
Voters enter the Queen's Head Pub to cast their ballots for or against unionization.
Unionization Voters
Harvard affiliates pass in and out of a voting station located at Queen's Head Pub on the first day of voting in the University's second unionization election.
Unionization Vote at CQH
A sign marks the entrance to a voting site during the historic April 2018 election that saw a majority of eligible students cast their ballots in favor of unionization.
Unionization Vote
A sign directs students to voting places during Harvard's second unionization election April 18.
Harvard Holds Second Unionization Election: Live Updates
Harvard held a second unionization election on April 18 and 19—at stake was whether or not eligible students could collectively bargain with the University. The Crimson live updated this article with voter interviews throughout the day both days.
Curran Emails Students Highlighting Anti-Union Concerns
In a rapid-fire series of emails to eligible voters, Harvard's labor and employee relations director highlighted three concerns raised by anti-unionization students.
UC President on Unionization Election: 'Go Out and Vote'
UC leaders urged eligible students to vote in the student unionization election taking place Wednesday and Thursday.
Harvard Gears Up for Second Unionization Election
The election will determine whether over 4,000 eligible graduate and undergraduate teaching and research assistants will collectively bargain with the University.
Contract Negotiations at UConn Offer Window into Realities of Grad. Union Bargaining
After several months of negotiations, the University of Connecticut and its graduate student union reached an agreement last week.
FAS Council Hears Proposal to Dissolve Committee on Human Subject Research
At their Wednesday meeting, the Faculty Council heard a proposal to dissolve a FAS committee on human subjects in research, as well as updates on unionization and SEAS.
We’re Not The Same As A Union, Graduate Student Council Members Say
As Harvard’s second unionization election fast approaches, members of the GSAS’s Graduate Student Council say their group would play a different role than the union.
Off-Campus Students Dismayed at Absence of Mail-In Ballots for Union Election
A number of the students unable to vote next week include those completing fieldwork or remote research for their degree.
Garber Highlights Current Resources for Graduate Students in Email
With Harvard’s second unionization election fast approaching, University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 sent an email to affiliates Thursday listing resources Harvard already provides absent a bargaining unit.
Citing Harvard, Tufts Dining Workers Unionize
Local 26 announced the dining workers’ decision to unionize Tuesday morning, asking Tufts to voluntarily recognize the union.
In Push to Reach Voters, Anti-Union Student Publishes Video Series
At least one anti-unionization graduate student is increasing his efforts to reach voters through a series of informational video interviews with University administrators.
Graduate Students Debate Unionization at Crimson Forum
Graduate students in favor of and against unionization efforts debated in advance of an upcoming election at a forum hosted by The Crimson on Thursday evening.
College Democrats Endorse Graduate Student Unionization Efforts
The Harvard College Democrats released a statement Wednesday morning in support of the ongoing graduate student worker unionization effort.
Campus Unions, Local Labor Councils Endorse Grad Student Union
A host of campus and local labor unions released a statement Monday morning in support of the graduate student unionization effort, urging eligible graduate and undergraduate students to vote in favor of collective bargaining.
Unionization Advocates Ramp Up Outreach Ahead of April Election
This year, organizers are determined to ensure the final tally goes their way—hence the upped efforts to reach students in the waning weeks before April 18.
Anti-Sexual Assault Group Endorses Graduate Student Union
Anti-sexual assault advocacy group Our Harvard Can Do Better endorsed Harvard’s graduate student unionization movement on Thursday.
Union Leadership, Experts See Long-Term Threat to Labor in Supreme Court Case
Former National Labor Relations Board Chairman William B. Gould IV and University of Oregon Professor of Labor Education Gordon Lafer predicted the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME will “undercut” that legal standard.
Some Undergrad TFs Unaware of Potential Impacts of Unionization
Several students eligible for unionization said they had no idea it might come with a fee.
Grad Student Unions Across U.S. Withdraw Representation Petitions
Graduate student unions at Boston College, Yale, University of Chicago, and University of Pennsylvania have withdrawn petitions to represent students at those campuses before the National Labor Relations Board over the past two weeks.
NLRB Finalizes Union Election Timeline and Eligibility
The National Labor Relations Board approved an election agreement earlier this month detailing the terms and timeline of Harvard’s upcoming unionization election.
Unionization Advocates Worried by Bacow’s Past Stance
Pointing to University President-elect Lawrence S. Bacow’s past comments on labor issues, Harvard unionization supporters say they worry he will not support the issue.