by harvardacademicadmin | May 21, 2026 | Bargaining
At bargaining today, Harvard Admin offered us a pay package that doesn’t even keep up with inflation, including: A wage freeze for last year and a 2.5% raise for the next two years (except for HMS postdocs who could get a $8000 [11%] pay cut). Deletion of any...
by harvardacademicadmin | May 15, 2026 | Barg-Testimonial
My name is JC, and I’m a Preceptor in Chinese in the department of east Asian languages and civilizations. The motivation for me to get involved in this union 5 years ago was simple: to have a more stable job, as we all deserve, and to live a fuller, more dignified...
by harvardacademicadmin | May 15, 2026 | Barg-Testimonial
I have the same concerns as Jules and can contribute some perspective on the experience of STEM students. I teach as a lecturer in Physical Sciences 12A, in 15 series physics labs. As a result, I work with a broad segment of the STEM student population including...
by harvardacademicadmin | May 15, 2026 | Barg-Testimonial
Last week, in the basement of the Barker Center, a group of students gathered to mourn the death of a program that Sara Feldman built, that I have helped to build, and that those same students have helped to build. Every single one of them spoke movingly about the...
by harvardacademicadmin | May 2, 2026 | Bargaining
tl;dr: In four bargaining sessions over the past three weeks, admin has made their most significant concessions in over a year. But it’s not near enough—we must keep pushing. Our Strike Authorization Vote remains open. If you haven’t yet voted, go vote now! As always,...
