Harvard Custodians Begin Two-Day Strike for New Contract

Harvard custodians launched a strike shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday after union negotiations broke down on the eve of their contract’s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.

32BJ Strike Day 1 - Custodians Marching Through Yard 2

Custodians represented by the Service Employees International Union 32BJ march through Harvard Yard on Monday, the first day of their strike.

32BJ Strike Day 1 - Custodians Marching Through Yard 1

Custodians represented by the Service Employees International Union 32BJ march through Harvard Yard on Monday, the first day of their strike.

32BJ Custodians Strike - Picket by University Hall

Custodians represented by the Service Employees International Union 32BJ picket outside University Hall.

SEIU Nov. 13 Rally

Alan Dershowitz IOP Forum

Harvard Rolls Back Wage Freeze for Custodian Union

Harvard walked back a wage freeze and slightly raised compensation offers to custodians in a contract proposal on Wednesday in bargaining with the Service Employees International Union 32BJ.

SEIU Rally

Grad Union Contract Negotiations Stall Over Key Demands

At their fourteenth session on Friday, Harvard rejected 12 out of 16 outstanding article proposals presented by the Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers. The remaining four are still under negotiation and were not presented at the Friday session.

1,300 Harvard Academic Workers Sign Petition Demanding Union Contract

Nearly 1,300 non-tenure-track faculty signed onto a petition and delivered it to Harvard’s top brass at Massachusetts Hall on Thursday, demanding a union contract “as soon as possible."