HGSU Strike
HGSU-UAW Strike Becomes Longest in Union History as Harvard Holds Firm at Bargaining Table
The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers will picket through Commencement after a 27th bargaining session Thursday ended without a contract, pushing the walkout into its 31st day — the longest in the union’s history.
In Photos: First Week of the HGSU Strike
The Crimson’s Multimedia Photographers documented the first week of the strike by Harvard’s graduate student union, capturing picketing throughout Harvard Yard and beyond.
Harvard Grad Student Union Set to Strike Tuesday as Last Bargaining Session Yields Little Movement
Harvard’s graduate student union is set to strike Tuesday morning after a Monday bargaining session — the last scheduled before the union’s midnight deadline — sidestepped the economic issues at the center of the dispute.
As Strike Deadline Looms, Manning Says Grad Union’s Title IX Demand Could Break Federal Law
Harvard Provost John F. Manning ’82 pushed back Friday against a central demand of the University’s graduate student union, warning that a proposal to require third-party arbitration in Title IX cases could violate federal law.
Harvard Grad Student Union Authorizes Strike With Nearly 96% Support
Harvard’s graduate student union overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, with 95.8 percent of ballots cast in favor after four weeks of voting — setting up a potential third walkout since 2019.
Harvard Graduate Student Union to Close Strike Vote After Four Weeks
Harvard’s graduate student union will close its strike authorization vote after four weeks — a significantly longer voting period than in previous years as bargaining continues with limited progress.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2021
At Harvard, 2021 was a year marked by change. The school’s long-awaited return to in-person operations injected new life into a campus that had been left dormant for over a year by Covid-19. And in an unexpected shift, the University announced its intention to divest its endowment from fossil fuels after a decade of public pressure. Separately, faculty controversies — including a federal conviction and a high-profile departure — ignited debates that rippled across academia. Below, The Crimson looks back at the 10 stories that shaped the last year at Harvard.
Harvard Grad Student Union Ratifies 4-Year Contract With 70.6% Approval
Harvard’s graduate student union ratified a four-year contract with the University in a vote that ended Saturday, with 70.6 percent of voters in support.
On Eve of Ratification Vote, Grad Students Divided on Tentative Contract Agreement
Harvard graduate student union members remain split ahead of the vote on whether to ratify the tentative contract agreement reached Monday.
HGSU UAW Update
HGSU-UAW members met informally to discuss the tentative agreement with Harvard University in the Science Center Plaza on Tuesday morning.
Garber Calls Grad Student Union Tentative Agreement ‘Very Fair’ as Members Prepare to Vote
As Harvard’s graduate student union prepares to vote on a tentative agreement reached with the University, Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 called the proposed deal “very fair” and said he hopes to avoid a second disruptive strike.
Harvard and Grad Student Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Members Voting on Whether to Continue Strike
Hours before its second strike deadline this fall, Harvard and its graduate student union reached a tentative agreement for a four-year contract Monday.
Harvard Graduate Student Union Threatens Another Strike Beginning Nov. 16
Just 10 days after its last strike, Harvard’s graduate student union announced a new strike deadline Monday — if the University does not address its “unfair labor practices” and offer an “acceptable deal” by Nov. 16, student workers will go on a “strike of undetermined length.”
Strike - Sanders Theatre
Strikers outside Sanders Theatre Friday afternoon. A group of demonstrators later interrupted a speech by University President Lawrence S. Bacow inside.
Grad Student Union Strike Disrupts Freshman Parents Weekend
Harvard’s graduate student union picketed freshman parents weekend events Thursday and Friday, including University President Lawrence S. Bacow’s welcoming address and lectures open to visiting parents, to maximize the effects of its three-day strike.
In Photos: Harvard’s Graduate Student Union Goes on Strike, A Second Time
The Crimson’s Multimedia Editors documented the Harvard graduate student union’s three days on strike, capturing their picketing through Harvard Yard and Longwood campus.
Strike Day 3: Demonstrators Interrupt Bacow’s Parents’ Weekend Speech
More than three dozen students and supporters of the graduate student union interrupted a speech by University President Lawrence S. Bacow in Sanders Theatre Friday afternoon.
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