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Amann S. Mahajan
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Students Gather Nearly 500 Signatures in Support of Striking Custodians
Nearly 500 Harvard affiliates signed a petition on Tuesday in support of striking University custodians ahead of a new round of talks with Harvard negotiators on Wednesday.
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.
Harvard Technology Services Lays Off Dozens of Workers, Citing ‘Financial Challenges’
Harvard laid off 38 information technology workers last week in its latest cost-cutting measure as the University faces extended financial uncertainty.
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.
Where Does Harvard’s Orientation for Activists Fit In Now?
With the Trump administration cracking down on diversity initiatives and administrators showing less tolerance for campus activism, it is unclear whether the program — as decades of students knew it — has a place in Harvard College’s future.
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."
Harvard Proposes Yearlong Wage Freeze to Custodians Amid Financial Headwinds
Harvard proposed freezing custodian wages for the next year in a contract proposal to their union on Thursday to try to cut labor costs across worker groups as it navigates financial uncertainty.
Grad Union Rallies Against Removal of 900 Students from Bargaining Unit
Roughly 50 Harvard affiliates gathered outside Harvard Medical School’s Gordon Hall on Friday to protest the University’s July decision to remove more than 900 students on research-based stipends from the graduate student union.
FAS Officials Confront Union Organizers Over Harvard’s Campus Use Rules During Rally
Faculty of Arts and Sciences officials confronted members of Harvard’s campus unions over their use of a megaphone at a Thursday rally on the steps of Widener Library, citing a violation of Harvard’s campus use rules.