Labor
Harvard Grad Union Votes to Authorize Another Strike After 40-Day Walkout
Harvard’s graduate student union voted to authorize another strike, setting the stage for a possible second work stoppage this year as contract negotiations with the University stretch past 18 months.
Harvard Resident Tutor Sues University Over Unpaid Wages, Sick Leave
Harvard College resident tutor Mikaila Smith filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the University on Friday on behalf of resident tutors, proctors, and House aides, alleging that Harvard violated Massachusetts labor law by not paying them wages.
Grad Students, Academic Workers Rally at Science Center as HGSU-UAW Sets Strike Authorization Vote
Around 200 graduate students and academic workers rallied outside the Science Center on Wednesday, threatening another strike as contract negotiations between Harvard and its graduate student union stretch past a year and a half.
Harvard Dining Workers Rally at Smith Center, Warn of Strike as Contract Talks Drag On
More than 100 Harvard University Dining Services workers rallied outside the Smith Campus Center on Wednesday to demand higher wages, cheaper health care, and more stable year-round employment, as contract negotiations with the University remain unresolved.
Federal Judge Sends Harvard Personal-Time Pay Lawsuit Back to State Court
A federal judge on July 15 remanded a wage lawsuit against Harvard to state court, rejecting the University’s bid to keep claims by two former employees over pay for unused personal time in federal court.
Harvard Withholds Raises, Bonuses From Unionized Academic Workers, Union Says
Harvard withheld annual raises and performance bonuses from unionized academic workers across the University this summer, prompting Harvard Law School clinical instructors to file an unfair labor practice charge late last month alleging the move violated federal labor law.
Harvard University Police Union Backs Solet for Middlesex District Attorney
The union representing Harvard University Police patrol officers endorsed David M. Solet in the Democratic primary for Middlesex district attorney, backing the challenger against his former boss, incumbent Marian T. Ryan.
More Than 4,000 Nurses Strike at Harvard-Affliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital
More than 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston began a one-day strike Wednesday morning, walking off the job at one of Harvard Medical School’s largest teaching affiliates to demand wage increases, lower healthcare costs, and limits on the hospital’s use of temporary travel nurses.
HGSU-UAW Ends 40-Day Strike Without Contract
The Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers ended its 40-day strike on Monday without securing a new contract, closing the longest walkout in the union’s history.
A Month Without TFs: How HGSU-UAW’s Strike Reshaped the End of the Spring Semester
Harvard’s longest graduate student worker strike disrupted the end of the spring semester, leaving faculty to adjust courses and submit grades as undergraduates prepared for exams, internships, and Commencement.
HUCTW Members Rally Outside Smith Center Against Proposed FAS Layoffs
More than 100 Harvard administrative workers rallied outside the Smith Campus Center on Wednesday afternoon to protest a Faculty of Arts and Sciences plan that could lay off up to a quarter of FAS staff this summer.
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.
Grad Students Rally Outside Garber’s Home as Strike Enters Third Week
A small group of striking graduate student workers rallied outside Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76’s private residence early Friday morning, marking a new escalation in the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers’ ongoing strike as contract negotiations with the University remain stalled.
Roughly 200 Harvard Law Students Sign Letters Backing Graduate Student Strike
Roughly 200 first-year Harvard Law School students — more than a third of the class — have signed letters supporting Harvard graduate student workers’ strike and urging their professors to press the University to reach an agreement with HGSU-UAW, according to central organizer and first-year law student Matthew T. Tyler.
HUCTW Slams Deming’s Plan to Cut Back-Office Functions Before Student Programming
Harvard’s largest staff union criticized Harvard College Dean David J. Deming on Wednesday for remarks at a recent open forum in which he said he would target administrative operations before student-facing programming as the College weighs cuts tied to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ $365 million structural deficit.
HAW Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Harvard, Cites Improper Change to Expos Class Sizes
The Harvard Academic Workers Union-United Auto Workers filed an unfair labor practice charge Wednesday, accusing the University of illegally increasing teaching workloads by expanding class sizes in its Expository Writing program without bargaining.
Harvard Raises Wage Offer, Expands Benefits as Grad Student Strike Enters Second Week
Harvard increased its wage offer and proposed a new package of graduate student benefits Tuesday, marking the first major movement at the bargaining table since the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers launched an indefinite strike last week.
Academic Workers Thought They Were Ready to Strike. Their Leaders Disagreed.
Leaders of Harvard’s non-tenure-track faculty union quietly called off plans for a spring strike, overriding a membership vote after concluding the walkout risked failing to win approval from the United Auto Workers.
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.
Harvard Plans to Increase Introductory Writing Course Sizes, Drawing Union Objections
Harvard plans to increase class sizes in a subset of its introductory writing courses, a move that union leaders said would improperly raise instructors’ workloads during ongoing contract negotiations.
HUCTW Reaches One-Year Deal With Harvard, Securing $2,300 Raises
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers reached a tentative agreement with Harvard on a one-year contract centered almost entirely on a flat wage increase, as union leaders opt for a short-term deal amid ongoing financial uncertainty on campus.
How the Trump Administration’s Pressures on Higher Education Are Shaping Union Negotiations
Harvard’s unions for academic workers and graduate students are escalating contract fights over wages, immigration protections, and academic freedom as political pressure from the Trump administration reshapes bargaining across higher education.
More Than 3,600 Sign HUCTW Petition Urging Harvard to Halt Layoffs
More than 3,600 people signed a petition calling on Harvard to halt layoffs, as the Harvard Union of Technical and Clerical Workers intensifies its opposition to ongoing and proposed staff cuts.
Cambridge City Council Votes to Urge Harvard to End Faculty Time Caps
The Cambridge City Council voted Monday to back Harvard’s non-tenure-track faculty, urging the University to eliminate time caps on appointments and recognize workers’ rights to union representation as contract talks enter a second year.
Harvard Graduate Workers Set Strike for April 21 if Talks Fail
Harvard’s graduate student union said Friday afternoon that it would begin a strike on April 21 if the University does not meet its demands by then, escalating a labor dispute that has stretched on for more than a year.
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