Noah A. Ferris
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Harvard Dining Expands Waste Reduction Efforts, Earns Third Straight ‘Greenest University’ Honor
Harvard University Dining Services has expanded efforts to cut food and water waste across its dining halls, changes that helped Harvard earn a top sustainability designation for the third consecutive year.
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.
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.
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.
Picketers Converge on Memorial Hall as Garber Addresses Visitas
Roughly 100 graduate student workers descended on Memorial Hall Sunday morning, spreading across all four entrances to Sanders Theatre ahead of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76’s Visitas welcome address.
Picketing Disrupts Deliveries Across Campus
Harvard deliveries have been disrupted since Tuesday morning as graduate student workers picket loading docks across campus — at times prompting drivers to turn away rather than cross the line.
After Delay, Graduate Union Accepts Four New Bargaining Sessions
Harvard’s student union agreed to four additional bargaining sessions with Harvard, scheduled for May 14, May 29, June 9, and June 23 — more than three weeks after the University first proposed the dates on April 1.
SLAM Distributes Strike Pamphlets Across Undergraduate Dorms
The Harvard Student Labor Action Movement delivered nearly 1,000 pamphlets to undergraduate dorms Monday night, aiming to inform students about ongoing labor organizing on campus and encourage support for the graduate student strike.