Unionization
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.
Lang Is Arrested
President of UNITE HERE Local 26 Brian Lang speaks to crowd of striking workers outside the Science Center Friday afternoon. Lang was later arrested by the Cambridge Police Department after blocking traffic in Harvard Square.
President of UNITE HERE Local 26 Brian Lang
President of UNITE HERE Local 26 Brian Lang rallies the crowd of HUDS strikers and HUDS supporters in the Science Center Plaza before the crowd headed to Harvard Square, where Lang was arrested.
No Agreement Reached in Latest Dining Workers Bargaining Session
Thursday’s negotiation session between Harvard and the union representing its dining workers did not yield a settlement on a new contract, but the two parties have scheduled another session for Friday.
FAS Holds Meetings for Faculty to Discuss Graduate Student Unionization
Responding to suggestions from the Faculty Council, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is hosting town hall sessions for professors, administrators, and the University’s labor representatives to discuss graduate student unionization.
An Eliot Evening
Just days before a proposed strike by Harvard University Dining workers, Eliot House residents dine on dessert. Harvard is stockpiling frozen foods in its dining halls ahead of a potential strike by Harvard’s dining services workers, according to workers stationed across the College’s dining halls.
Thirty-nine Begin New Ph.D. Program at School of Public Health
The School of Public Health began phasing out its Doctor of Science in favor of a new Ph.D., with 39 students matriculating in the program this fall.
Student Union Effort Gauges Undergraduate Interest
Harvard’s graduate student unionization effort is for the first time reaching out to undergraduate teaching and research assistants to gauge their interest in joining a potential student union.
HLS Groups Blast Harvard for Contract Stalemate with its Dining Workers
15 student groups from Harvard Law School issued a statement on their website reproaching Harvard’s bargaining record with its dining service workers, characterizing the ongoing stalemate in HUDS’ most recent round of contract talks as a class and racial justice “struggle.”
Undergrads Uncertain About Unionization
Harvard’s undergraduate teaching assistants have hardly considered unionizing, let alone considered the implications of the NLRB ruling.
HUDS Ballot Box
A ballot box at the HUDS Strike Vote on Thursday. Voting was carried out throughout the day, beginning in the morning and continuing until 11pm.
Harvard Graduate Students Union Info Session
At an info session about Harvard’s graduate student unionization effort, Niharika N. Singh explains the benefits of having a union of graduate student workers.
Grad Student Union Effort Will Not Seek ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach
Organizers of the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers answered questions about a potential contract, saying it would not follow a “one-size-fits-all” model, and communicated the goals of the union effort to roughly 20 graduate students at an information session held Wednesday.
Harvard, Graduate Student Union Representatives Meet Officially Following NLRB Ruling
University labor representatives and graduate student union organizers did not create a formal neutral agreement during their first official meeting on Sept. 9, according to union spokesperson and Ph.D. student Jack M. Nicoludis.
In Longwood, Medical Students Rally for HUDS
A crowd of Medical School students rallied Monday in support of the University’s dining services workers, who are threatening to strike.
HUDS Workers Rally and Announce Strike
Harvard University Dining Services staff, joined by students and faculty, rallied and announced their intention to strike. The strike would come after months of failed contract negotiations between UNITE HERE Local 26 and Harvard University.
GSAS Council Creates New Position
The Graduate Student Council voted to modify the council’s constitution to create a new at-large representative position for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in its first meeting of the year on Wednesday.
GSAS Rolls Out Improvements to Funding Packages
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences administrators modified student benefits this semester by granting more flexibility for guaranteed teaching spots and increasing the rate of supplemental payments.
Administrators Anticipate Meeting With Grad Student Union Effort
Members of Harvard's graduate student unionization effort will meet with University officials within the next 10 days, following the National Labor Relations Board's recent ruling.