My name is Jenni Austiff and I’m a G4 and Research Assistant in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and a member of the bargaining committee. I facilitated Friday’s mediated bargaining session with the university. As you may remember, during our strike, the administration proposed we engage the assistance of a federal mediator; and they said they …
My name is Lee Kennedy-Shaffer and I’m a 4th-year student and research assistant in biostatistics and a member of the bargaining committee. I facilitated Friday’s mediated bargaining session with the university. The university has refused to meet again before March 25 and has not returned our requests for setting dates in April. We are continuing …
I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. My name is Ege Yumusak and I’m a Ph.D. student and teaching fellow in Philosophy and on the bargaining committee. I logged into our first virtual negotiation session with the university administration yesterday (also the first session since Harvard moved operations online due to COVID-19). We …
Critical update: Harvard suspends negotiations over economics; General Meeting on Friday Read More »
I hope you are staying safe and healthy. My name is Ege, and I’m a PhD student in philosophy and member of the bargaining committee. I’m writing to give you an update on some of our union’s work during COVID-19. New Tentative Agreement on Workload; Addressing workload concerns Many Teaching Fellows have reported significant increases …
My name is Justin Bloesch, and I am a 4th year PhD student in economics. On Friday we (virtually) met with the Harvard administration for the first time since they postponed bargaining to assess the financial impact of COVID-19 on March 25. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic our negotiations have been happening in …
My name is Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, and I am a fourth year PhD student in biostatistics. On Thursday, we had our third bargaining session since the shutdown of campus. We presented a comprehensive compromise proposal for a one-year contract to the administration. We are working diligently to reach an agreement that would take effect on July …
Bargaining Update 5/21: Working Towards a Final Agreement Read More »
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