HAW-UAW Bargaining Platform
- Wages that reflect our contribution to Harvard and the high cost of living in the Boston area
- Annual cost of living adjustments to keep pace with inflation
- Affordable health care, retirement, student loan repayment, transportation, and other benefits
- Wage and benefit parity across Harvard’s schools
- Increased contract lengths that scale with promotions and time dedicated to Harvard
- Clearly defined and accessible paths to promotion
- A removal of time caps and other arbitrary restrictions on appointment length
- Protections against arbitrary non-reappointments and terminations
- Support for our non-citizen workers being targeted and harassed
- Paid time off for visa renewal and other immigration appointments
- Additional resources for workers navigating the bureaucracy of the immigration system
- Greater flexibility for workers to determine the visa types that best suit their needs
- Administrative support for permanent residency (Green Card) application
- Policies banning discrimination, harassment, and abuse even if federal law changes
- Enforcement of these policies, including holding Harvard accountable for violations through grievance and arbitration proceedings
- Protections for workers to raise concerns without fear of retaliation
- Clearly articulated lists of duties that are given upon hire
- Protections against arbitrary changes or expansions of a worker’s duties
- Clear guidelines for additional compensation for expansion of job duties
- Stronger protections for work-life balance including limitations on work performed outside of regular work hours and protected time off.
- Equal rights and protections for equal work regardless of funding source or type
- The right for our union to collect the dues necessary to adequately protect and represent all our workers
- The right for our union to enforce contract violations through neutral third-party arbitration
- Expansion of childcare assistance and parental leave to achieve parity with voting faculty
- Improved support for foster and adoptive parents, including more flexibility in taking leaves
- Greater flexibility around spousal work requirements for childcare assistance
- Enhanced bereavement leave for pregnancy loss
