Allie Stanton here—I’m a postdoc in the Department of Microbiology and an organizer with Harvard Academic Workers. I’m writing to share some updates from our last bargaining session, which took place on Monday, June 2nd. After wrapping up a meeting with a student and some data analysis in my office at HMS on Monday morning,…
The administration brought five responses to our proposals and two brand-new proposals, and they rejected four of our proposals altogether. Those rejected articles are: Academic Freedom, Artificial Intelligence, Departmental Representation, and Protecting Disciplinary Vitality. At a time when academic freedom is under unprecedented assault, the administration won’t even talk to us about it, because, they…
We began our bargaining session on Wednesday, April 23, by pressing the administration on what they are doing to protect the research and teaching mission at this time of crisis and attacks by the Trump administration. The administration did not offer any specifics, saying that the general economic situation facing Harvard is too uncertain to…
On Friday afternoon we held our thirteenth bargaining session with the University administration. Here is an overview of the significant tentative agreement we reached and the other proposals that changed hands. We began the session asking the administration why we are hearing that our colleagues in various departments are not receiving expected raises upon reappointment….
On Monday, we held our twelfth bargaining session with the University administration. Unfortunately, they returned only two counter-proposals, despite the fact that we await responses on over twenty proposed articles. Here is a rundown of the five proposals that changed hands, and the one tentative agreement reached: We began the session by signing a tentative…
This past Thursday, we held our eleventh bargaining session with the administration. See below for a rundown of the proposals that changed hands. First, the day before the bargaining session, the administration communicated via email that, despite the broad support for ending time caps evinced by our petition and student walkout, they have for a second time formally…
Yesterday, we had an exciting and busy session, with 13 articles changing hands. From our side: From the administration: As always we invite you to RSVP to attend bargaining in-person or virtually for the February 24th or March 6th meetings. Show support by wearing a Button on Bargaining days (And let us know if you still need a button!). Appointments…
Last week, President Trump’s Executive Branch placed the National Institutes of Health under an unprecedented set of restrictions, including a communications blackout, a cut on diversity-based initiatives, and a cancellation of grant review panels. In collaboration with Fair Research Careers Now, HAW is taking immediate action by organizing to call our congressional representatives on Thursday, January 30, 3…
Harvard cancelled our meeting – we’re wearing buttons anyway! Unfortunately, the administration has cancelled tomorrow’s scheduled bargaining session due to “unforeseen circumstances.” While we don’t know the reason, we do know that every delay in bargaining benefits the employer, and that we’re still waiting on responses on more than a dozen proposals. To keep up…
This past Monday we had our last bargaining session of 2024 and it was a memorable one. We had the pleasure of being joined by many observers and speakers. We are starting with thoughts from one observer, Lisa Gulesserian, Preceptor in Armenian Language and Culture in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department. Our bargaining…
