Bargaining Update #0. The summer update
Greetings from the Harvard Grad Student Union bargaining committee! We have a brief update about ongoing preparations and next steps in our campaign to bargain the first contract for student workers at Harvard University: 1500 Bargaining Surveys and Growing! More than 1500 student workers from across Harvard have now filled out our bargaining survey. We
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Hugo Vega-Ramirez, Neuroscience
As the son of immigrant workers, Hugo has seen the effects of imbalances of power and the importance of democracy in a workplace. If we are truly going to live up to the ideals of a democratic society, then all workers must have protections from imbalances of power and wealth. That’s why Hugo is voting
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Clint Smith, Education
Clint Smith (Education) is voting #UnionYes because he knows that a union will give every graduate worker a seat at the table and allow people of color and other marginalized communities to secure adequate university resources and support.
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Shireen Hamza, History of Science
Shireen Hamza (History of Science) is voting #UnionYes because issues can arise for the most secure and the most vulnerable among us, and everyone in between. Having a collective voice is essential to addressing these issues.
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[Apr 1st] Stop the Leaky Pipeline, Harvard!
Across graduate schools and departments at Harvard University, women, underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ individuals, international students, students with disabilities, and students from working-class backgrounds face a series of unique challenges in the workplace. These challenges include isolation, hostile work environments, a lack of faculty mentors, and inadequate support services for our diverse needs. They influence our ability
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[Mar 30th] Lunch Symposium: Grad Unionization and Science Research Funding
The campaign to Revitalize Federal Support for Science was launched by Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW, the labor union for research and teaching assistants at Columbia University. Grads here at Harvard involved in our union, HGSU-UAW, have joined in the effort. We want to urge our government to increase STEM research funding which will help Harvard University flourish.
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[Mar 24th] Visa and Immigration Seminar
On March 24, HGSU-UAW will be welcoming Christine Brigagliano, a partner at Van Der Hout, Brigagliano, and Nightingale, LLP, a renowned firm specializing in immigration and nationality law. She will speak to international students about the issues they face while enrolled in school and what to expect after graduation. HGSU-UAW organizers will also be on
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HGSU-UAW Civil Rights Committee Meeting
HGSU-UAW represents a diverse membership across all campuses, programs and departments at Harvard and strives for a democratic workplace that elevates the voices of its most vulnerable. A union can provide the financial security to sustain a more racially and economically diverse student body and gives voice and empowerment to students from underrepresented communities. The
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