by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 28, 2026 | Bargaining
In our last bargaining sessions, we notified the Harvard Administration of our intent to strike on November 10th 2026 if we do not resolve negotiations, and presented them with a comprehensive package that we believe is fair and reasonable to get us to a swift...
by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 8, 2026 | Bargaining
TL;DR: Harvard Academic Workers comes prepared with the rest of its econ package, the Corporation with nothing in hand but questions and complaints about us having the audacity to seek fair pay and benefits after years of stagnant wages. Last week, the bargaining...
by harvardacademicadmin | Oct 4, 2026 | Bargaining
TLDR: As we are getting ready to discuss setting a strike deadline at our General Membership Meeting on 10/13, the bargaining committee is focussing on our core economic demands: strong wages, support for families, and fair benefits for all. We also reasserted the...
by harvardacademicadmin | Sep 22, 2026 | Bargaining
TLDR: Admin is moving, but not far enough. For the first time, they offered a significant raise for some HAW workers (FAS and SEAS non-stipendee postdocs) and showed willingness to guarantee modest professional development funds to some workers. Although insufficient,...
by harvardacademicadmin | Sep 11, 2026 | Bargaining
Bargaining Update #47: August 31, 2026 TLDR; We presented three counters and Admin returned four. We moved to 17% (admin’s previous proposal was 3%) as an initial raise for our members as an effort to get Admin to bargain more seriously over raises while maintaining a...
