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Bargaining Update #4: 50 support members, work-from-home, #nocarveout, and more

Our names are Ricky Sanchez and Maya Anjur-Dietrich, and we are members of your Bargaining Committee! On Friday, we had our third bargaining session with the Harvard administration team, and we discussed some proposals we’d previously put forward, as well as one new proposal – Article 7 (harassment and discrimination). This session was especially exciting, …

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Bargaining Update #2: Our Goals for a Second Contract and the Beginning of Negotiations

My name is Brandon Mancilla and I am a G4 in the History department, the President of your union and a member of our bargaining committee. I am happy to announce that the voting period on your bargaining goals has concluded and you have approved them by a 99.8% margin. Below are the 6 major …

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Newsletter: March 2021

March 2021Volume 1Issue 6 Scroll down to read about: Standing with the AAPI community Your bargaining update Advocacy for student workers abroad not being paid Audit of HGSU finances by our Trustees One student worker’s perspective on union access Labor links Standing with our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Community HGSU stands in solidarity …

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Our first HGSU bargaining update: bargaining beginnings, goals, and the steps we’ve taken

My name is Koby Ljunggren, and I am a first-year student in the Biophysics Ph.D. Program. I am one of your elected representatives on HGSU’s 2021 Bargaining Committee. I’m writing to you with the very first bargaining update from our union’s second contract campaign. Our first contract with Harvard is slated to expire on June 30th, 2021. My colleagues …

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Newsletter: February 2021

February 2021Volume 1Issue 5 Scroll down to read about: Important information about your appointment letter Bargaining our second contract Solidarity action at HLS and HMS Proposed amendments to our bylaws Labor Links Have you received your appointment letter? Our contract guarantees all student workers an appointment letter, which should contain your official appointment title, appointment …

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Newsletter: January 2021

January 2021Volume 1Issue 4 Scroll down to read about: Fill out your bargaining survey today Your union in action Comment on HGSU’s 2021 budget State of the labor movement in politics Help set the priorities for our next contract Six and a half months ago, you helped ratify the first HGSU contract which secured raises, …

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Newsletter: December 2020

December 15, 2020Volume 1Issue 3 Scroll down to read about: Contract enforcement updates Departmental climate demands tracking Strike reflections Harvard’s attempts to exclude workers from HGSU Meet your Bargaining Committee Contract enforcement update Your union is working to protect you from exploitative labor practices–and we’re winning! We want to share an important new resource for …

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