As we approach the one-year mark of this bargaining process, the Administration is moving slow because they think they can get away with it. Administration is dragging their feet on crucial proposals like Discrimination and Harassment (since Feb. 24), Non-Citizen Workers’ Rights (since Mar. 23), and Academic Freedom (since June 2). In our most recent bargaining session…
While HAW has been fighting for job security for members of our unit, management ended Monday’s session by saying that academic appointees should not assume their appointments at Harvard will be renewed even if they are good at their jobs. Admin’s lawyer acknowledged that this treats us as disposable labor, rather than crucial scholars and educators…
We’ll keep it brief—we know the news is full of attacks on higher education in general and Harvard in particular right now. It’s more important than ever that we work together to fight back and protect one another. Below, see four action items—most of them should take no more than 2–3 minutes. These items need…
Adam here from the Harvard Academic Workers-UAW Bargaining Committee. On Monday, I attended the hearing of the cases challenging federal funding cuts at Harvard, including AAUP and UAW vs the US Government, which is fighting these cuts on behalf of workers and researchers at Harvard and includes several HAW-UAW members’ stories in support of our case. Afterwards…
In collaboration with the other campus unions (HGSU, HUWU, HUCTW, SEIU 32BJ, UNITE HERE Local 26), we recently sent the following statement to Harvard leadership. We believe there is much leadership could be doing to protect the University and we stand united in holding them accountable to the University’s own ideals. In solidarity, The HAW-UAW…
We have some updates from Monday’s bargaining. While we are making progress, we see management putting in some heinous provisions in their counters. If you haven’t yet signed our Contract Now Petition, please do so now to show that you care about our fair contract. Management will keep adding poison pills unless they see people care. Management…
Monday, June 30th was our 18th bargaining session. Thank you to everyone who attended online and in person! This kind of involvement shows the administration that we are committed to improving protections for all of us, especially in these times. Come join us at the next session on July 14th at 2PM! Contact hawuawbc@gmail.com if…
Our bargaining committee met with the representatives of the Harvard Corporation on Monday (6/16) to continue our contract negotiations. Here’s what went down: Immediate Concerns: Appointment Lengths and Funding Issues We opened by raising serious concerns about the Corporation suddenly shortening some researcher reappointments from 12 months to just 3 or 4 months in HMS…
Allie Stanton here—I’m a postdoc in the Department of Microbiology and an organizer with Harvard Academic Workers. I’m writing to share some updates from our last bargaining session, which took place on Monday, June 2nd. After wrapping up a meeting with a student and some data analysis in my office at HMS on Monday morning,…
The administration brought five responses to our proposals and two brand-new proposals, and they rejected four of our proposals altogether. Those rejected articles are: Academic Freedom, Artificial Intelligence, Departmental Representation, and Protecting Disciplinary Vitality. At a time when academic freedom is under unprecedented assault, the administration won’t even talk to us about it, because, they…
