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Dining Workers Strike

October 9, 2016
The now-four day strike of Harvard's dining services workers has entered into the weekend, as some dining halls close and 11th hour negotiations are underway. Here's a look back at the leadup to the strike and the historic event itself.

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An Eliot Evening
October 8, 2016
HUDS Strike Will Continue into the Weekend, More Dining Halls Close
Harvard dining services workers’ historic strike will continue into the weekend and additional dining halls will close for the time being.
By Brandon J. Dixon
HUDS Strike Day 2
October 6, 2016
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.
By Jalin P. Cunningham and Brandon J. Dixon
October 6, 2016
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.
By Andrew M. Duehren and Mia C. Karr
"We Can See Your Greedy Side"
October 6, 2016
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.
By Brandon J. Dixon and Hannah Natanson
Students March in Support of HUDS
October 4, 2016
After Another Negotiation Impasse, HUDS Strike Appears Imminent
“Things are not going well,” Brian Lang, the president of UNITE HERE Local 26, said.
By Brandon J. Dixon
HUDS Support
October 3, 2016
Harvard Stockpiles Frozen Food Ahead of Potential HUDS Strike
​Harvard is stockpiling frozen food in its dining halls ahead of a potential strike by Harvard’s dining services workers, according to workers stationed across the College's cafeterias.
By Brandon J. Dixon
Undergraduate Council Debates HUDS Support
October 3, 2016
UC Votes to Endorse HUDS Workers’ Efforts to Strike
The Undergraduate Council voted 45-3 Sunday to endorse Harvard University Dining Services workers’ in their intent to strike should they not reach an agreement with the University over contract negotiations.
By Brian P. Yu
September 28, 2016
Faust Extols HUDS Employee Benefits
With a potential strike looming, University President Drew G. Faust said in an interview Tuesday that she is “very proud” of the health benefits package that hundreds of Harvard’s dining services workers have protested.
By Andrew M. Duehren and Daphne C. Thompson
September 16, 2016
In HUDS Strike, University Fundraising Becomes Rallying Cry
​When the Harvard University Dining Services workers announced earlier this month that they were considering a strike during their contract negotiations with the University, a now-familiar refrain emerged: If Harvard can invest and raise billions of dollars every year, why can’t it pay its workers more?
By Andrew M. Duehren and Daphne C. Thompson
HUDS Ballot Box
September 16, 2016
HUDS Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
A total of 609 ballots were cast in Thursday’s vote, with 591 “yes” votes and 18 “no."
By Brandon J. Dixon
Picketing The Prices
June 13, 2016
Dining Workers’ Negotiation Kicks Off
UNITE HERE Local 26—the union that represents Harvard University Dining Services workers—proposed a “number of things to make Harvard a more welcoming place to work” at a bargaining session on June 3.
By Brandon J. Dixon
Picketing The Prices
April 15, 2016
Over 200 Rally Outside Mass. Hall to Support HUDS Workers
​On a day when workers and students took to the streets across the country to rally for minimum wage reform, over 200 Harvard affiliates gathered in front of Massachusetts Hall to push for higher wages and increased health benefits for Harvard’s dining services employees.
By Brandon J. Dixon
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