by harvardacademicadmin | Nov 15, 2024 | Bargaining
We come with updates from an eventful bargaining session last Friday. We presented four new articles and one counter proposal. In addition, management returned with a counter-proposal on Grievance & Arbitration. New articles we proposed: Academic Freedom: This...
by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 31, 2024 | Bargaining
Yesterday we had our fourth bargaining session and one of our most important sessions yet, as we presented articles articulating our vision for fair and equitable contracts, pathways to promotion, and an end to arbitrary term limits for our workers. Our Appointments...
by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Bargaining
Yesterday was our third bargaining session which featured dueling visions for how Harvard should operate. Our Union was formed because the workers that make the University run deserve a say in their working conditions; Harvard admin and their lawyers are fixated on...
by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 2, 2024 | Bargaining
HAW-UAW Contract Negotiations Update – Oct 2, 2024 Yesterday was our second bargaining session and we have both exciting updates and disappointing responses from Harvard. In a promising first step, we have signed our first Tentative...
by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 2, 2024 | Bargaining
Harvard vows to fire “time-capped” union members: we’re fighting back We have major news. As you probably know, bargaining has begun—and today (October 2), the Bargaining Committee met with Harvard for a second time to continue working towards a fair...
by harvardacademicadmin | Sep 12, 2024 | Bargaining
Yesterday we had our first contract negotiations! We began with an opening statement from BC member Greg Given framing the context of our union, the work we do, and what we hope to achieve in our first union contract. We then agreed on a set of dates and...
