HUDS Strike
College Allocates Extra Funding for House Events During Strike
Concerned by the dining hall worker strike’s impact on House life, Faculty Deans and House committees are hosting food and community events for students.
SLAM Steps Up Strike Activism, to Mixed Reactions
Harvard’s dining services workers have been marching and banging drums the past two weeks while manning picket lines, and one group of students have taken up their cause with equal gusto.
Discussions of Dining Strike Enter the Classroom
Professors are purchasing pizza to feed students and weaving discussions of the historic strike into course lectures.
11 Arrested in Dining Services Protest
Cambridge Police officers arrested 11 people Friday who were blocking traffic in protest of recent labor negotiations between Harvard and its dining services workers.
Harvard's Dining Workers, Behind the Picket Line
On Oct. 5, HUDS employees went on strike for the first time in more than 30 years, and for the first time ever during the academic year. Many of these employees have been at Harvard for years, even decades—so what has that time looked like?
Some Alumni Throw Support Behind HUDS Strike
Some alumni, who say they think the University is treating its employees unfairly, are pledging to withhold donations from Harvard and contribute directly to the union representing HUDS.
Students Concerned About Food Safety, Options as HUDS Strike Drags On
Students have reported finding undercooked meals, meat mixed in with vegetarian food, and insects in their food, prompting some to wonder whether understaffed kitchens are able to maintain regular health and safety standards.
During Strike, Harvard Finds Alternate Workers
About 70 HUDS managers, 15 temporary hires, and 15 Harvard employees worked in the dining halls to serve meals throughout the day, a fifth of Harvard's usual labor supply.
Second Day of Strike Draws Supporters from Boston
Harvard’s dining services employees were joined by workers from Boston as they continued to rally support in their historic strike's second day on Thursday, ahead of an 11th hour bargaining session this afternoon.
Faculty Deans Walk Narrow Line During HUDS Strike
While the dual roles of community steward and bureaucratic manager rarely conflict, Wednesday’s strike of dining service workers has put Faculty Deans in an awkward position.
Harvard Dining Services Picket in Historic Strike
Hundreds of Harvard’s dining service workers began picketing early Wednesday morning, commencing a historic strike precipitated by months of tense—and thus far fruitless—negotiations with the University.
With Sharp Rhetoric, City Council Backs HUDS Strike
The Cambridge City Council unanimously voiced their support for Harvard University Dining Services workers’ intent to strike and delivered biting criticism of the Harvard administration in a vote Monday evening.
News Analysis: HUDS Strike Threat Rooted in History
Last week, Harvard’s dining hall workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike after more than three months of stagnant contract talks. But this is not the first time UNITE HERE Local 26, the union that represents HUDS employees, has brandished the threat of a strike in the face of static negotiations.
HUDS Workers Announce Strike Vote, Draw Crowd of 200 for March
Harvard University Dining Services workers will hold a vote Sept. 15 on whether to strike—a move that would cap off months of prolonged negotiations that have left the workers demanding higher wages and improved health benefits.
HUDS Workers Prepare to Strike
Harvard University Dining workers are preparing to go on strike after three months of stagnant contract negotiations with the University’s bargaining team on issues of health benefits and wage increases.
