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…
HAW-UAW Rank & File Report and Bargaining Update 12/16 Dear colleagues, 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…
Bargaining Update 12/12 + Call to Action Monday Highlights: Because we have another bargaining session this coming Monday, we will keep today’s update short and offer a more detailed update next week. We had our seventh Bargaining Session yesterday. The key highlight came from Jenya, who delivered a powerful, moving, and motivating speech, highlighting the shameful…
Highlights: Because we have another bargaining session this coming Monday, we will keep today’s update short and offer a more detailed update next week. We had our seventh Bargaining Session yesterday. The key highlight came from Jenya, who delivered a powerful, moving, and motivating speech, highlighting the shameful absurdity of the administration taking advantage of our…
HAW-UAW Contract Negotiations Update – Dec. 2, 2024 On Monday, December 2, we held our sixth bargaining session. We presented two new articles, three counter-proposals, and reasserted one additional proposed article that Harvard had previously rejected. Harvard had one counterproposal to present, and a proposed preamble to our contract—non-binding language that would open the agreement….
