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Amann S. Mahajan

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Harvard Custodians Withdraw Petition to Decertify Union

A Harvard custodian withdrew a petition to decertify the union representing University custodians last week, saying he hopes to gauge the union’s response before moving further in a campaign to replace it.


Harvard Removes 800 Students From Grad Union, Claiming They Are Not Employees

Harvard will remove more than 800 students on research-based stipends from its graduate student union, capitalizing on recent National Labor Relations Board rulings to deal a crushing blow to student labor organizing.


Harvard Custodians Seek To Decertify Their Union Ahead of Contract Negotiations

Harvard custodians will submit a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday to decertify their union — with plans to seek representation from a new union ahead of contract negotiations in the fall.


Grad Union To Ask Harvard To Require Non-Members To Pay Union Fees

Harvard’s graduate student union plans to present a proposal requiring all workers represented by the union to pay fees, even if they are not members — a long-held request that will come to the table in a Friday bargaining session with the University.


Rejecting Grad Union’s Title IX Request, Harvard Asks To Ban External Arbitration in All Discrimination Cases

As it negotiates with its graduate student union, Harvard is looking to excise contract language that lays out antidiscrimination protections and instead shift authority over complaints to policies and procedures maintained by the University.


Grad Union Asks Harvard To Fund Noncitizens’ Legal Expenses, Limit ICE Agents’ Entry to Campus

Harvard’s graduate student union requested that the University fully fund legal counsel for international workers facing visa revocations and restrict immigration enforcement agents’ access to campus spaces in a contract proposal presented on Thursday.