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Newsletter: July 2021

July 2021Volume 1Issue 10Read previous issues Scroll down to read about: State of contract negotiations and organizing Meet your new CEEC co-chairs Why your colleagues are organizing towards a strike Labor links Contract extended but negotiations proceed slowly June was a pivotal month for our second contract campaign. The Union and the University exchanged over …

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Newsletter: June 2021

June 2021Volume 1Issue 9Read previous issues Scroll down to read about: Bargaining under the threat of contract expiration Job posting website coming soon Summer organizing & socializing poll Solidarity updates Labor links Bargaining heats up as contract expiration looms Since last month, we have scheduled three additional bargaining sessions. The remaining bargaining sessions for June …

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Newsletter: May 2021

May 2021Volume 1Issue 8Read previous issues Scroll down to read about: Updates at the table from your Bargaining Committee Summer organizing with your union Benefit fund deadlines 5/21 and 6/1 Planning for a fall return to campus HGSU glossary Labor links Building urgency around our second contract campaign As of May 18, the Bargaining Committee …

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Newsletter: April 2021

April 2021Volume 1Issue 7Read previous issues Scroll down to read about: Second contract bargaining progress Democracy in the UAW PRO Act labor legislation Contract enforcement: your union in action Labor links Here’s what you’ve missed in bargaining: Since March, the HGSU Bargaining Committee has met with the University four times for bargaining sessions. These sessions …

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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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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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