Unionization
Harvard Grad Union Agrees To Bargain Without Ground Rules
Harvard’s graduate student union agreed to negotiate its third contract with the University without ground rules on Friday, after the two sides were unable to agree on policies for bargaining observation.
Harvard, Union Hash Out Immigration Policies Amid National ICE Raid Wave
Harvard agreed to provide non-tenure-track employees with paid leave during immigration proceedings, but declined to commit to sponsoring legal permanent residency applications in a contract counter proposal presented on Monday.
Harvard, Graduate Student Union Clash Over Bargaining Observation
Negotiations for the Harvard graduate students union’s third contract got off to a rocky start last week, when University officials canceled the first bargaining session just hours before it was scheduled to begin over a dispute about meeting attendance.
Boston Doctors Lead the Medical Unionization Wave
After more than a year of negotiations over their first contract, residents at Mass General Brigham sensed growing momentum for a strike action in January.
Harvard Offers Just Cause Protections to Unionized Undergraduate Workers
At the Monday session, the first of 2025, members of Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union-United Auto Workers — which represents 400 student workers in non-academic jobs — presented proposals to extend grievance filing deadlines, guarantee minimum work schedules, and alter employment letters.
In Major Year for Labor, Five Campus Unions Head to Bargaining Table
More than 10,500 Harvard workers, represented by five unions, will negotiate new contracts with the University in 2025, setting the stage for a remarkable year in Harvard labor relations.
Union Contract Negotiations Stall for Residents and Fellows at Mass General Brigham
Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham began federal mediation with the hospital system last week to settle their first union contract, reaching a deadlock after 13 months of negotiations.
Cambridge Health Alliance Clinicians File for Unionization With Mass. Labor Relations
Approximately 230 physicians, psychologists, and physician associates at Cambridge Health Alliance filed for unionization last Thursday with the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations as State Health And Research Employees.
About 300 Mass General Brigham Primary Care Physicians File NLRB Petition to Unionize
Nearly 300 primary care physicians at Mass General Brigham filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board indicating their intent to unionize.
Harvard Graduate School of Design Fabrication Lab Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize
Student workers at the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Fabrication Lab voted 69-4 on Tuesday to unionize.
Harvard Academic Workers Union Release Report on ‘Demoralizing and Degrading’ Time Caps
More than 90 percent of 341 surveyed students, alumni, and faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences called for abolishing time caps, Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers presented in a Wednesday report.
Harvard Design School Fabrication Lab Workers File for Unionization
Nearly 100 employees at the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Fabrication Lab filed for unionization on Oct. 4.
Massachusetts to Vote on Rideshare Driver Unionization in Ballot Question 3
As Massachusetts voters head to the polls, Ballot Question 3 will let them decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers will be able to form unions to negotiate their wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Harvard Undergrad Workers Union Struggles to Fill Bargaining Committee
The Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union-United Auto Workers has been negotiating at half capacity. After losing five members over the summer, the bargaining committee of HUWU-UAW only has five members — of nine total positions — one of whom is still in training.
Harvard Academic Workers Union Circulates Petition to Ban Time Caps
Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers began circulating a petition on Monday calling for the abolishment of time caps for non-tenure track faculty at Harvard.
Blue Bottle Workers Rally at Harvard Square Location to Protest Firing of Union Organizer
Around 10 Blue Bottle employees rallied outside the coffee chain’s Harvard Square location on Monday to demand the reinstatement of a barista who was fired last week.
Harvard’s Academic Worker Union to Begin Contract Negotiations with the University
Harvard Academic Worker-United Auto Workers’s bargaining committee will meet representatives of the University on Thursday to begin negotiating for a contract.
Cambridge Hospital Fellows and Residents Rally for Salary, Benefits Increase
More than 60 medical residents and fellows gathered outside Cambridge Hospital Wednesday to rally for mental health benefits and an increase in resident salary, which they said was the lowest in the Boston area.
Harvard Violated Contract With HGSU in Excluding Some Grad Students, Arbitrator Rules
An arbitrator ruled Friday that Harvard violated its 2021 contract with the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers by excluding lab-based psychology Ph.D. students from the union.
Cambridge School Committee Approves Union Contracts for Paraprofessionals, Family Liaisons
The Cambridge School Committee approved contracts with paraprofessionals and family liaisons at a special meeting on Friday, following months of protests from school support staff.
‘People Have Spoken’: Harvard Residential Advisors Vote Against Unionization
Both prospective units of the Harvard Union of Residential Advisors voted against unionization Wednesday, ending HURA’s year-long fight — including a two-months-long public campaign — to unionize Harvard’s residential tutors, proctors, and house aides.
Harvard Residential Advisers Allege University Administrators Engaged in Union-Busting Tactics
Harvard Union of Residential Advisors organizers allege University administrators have engaged in “captive audience meetings” and anti-union messaging through emails to tutors, proctors, and house aides ahead of HURA’s union recognition elections.
‘Along for the Ride’: Harvard Residential Group Faces Fractures Ahead of Union Recognition Election
Two months ago, the Harvard Union of Residential Advisors began to unionize — but even as the group has publicly sped through the recognition process, tensions have steadily built within the union.
Nearly 500 Graduate Students Petition Harvard to Not Restrict Emergency Fund Access
Nearly 500 members of the HGSU-UAW signed a petition calling on Harvard to not limit graduate student emergency fund eligibility, which was delivered to top administrators in Mass. Hall during a Wednesday rally.
Harvard Graduate Union’s BDS Caucus Circulates Letter Calling for Divestment From Israel
The HGSU-UAW’s BDS Caucus circulated a letter earlier this month calling on Harvard to investigate and divest from “companies and institutions involved in the ongoing attacks in Gaza.”