Supporters – Harvard Graduate Student Union

Political and Community Support

Leading up to the elections, hundreds of Political, Community and Labor Leaders supported our right to form a union. We won our election on 18-19 April 2018.

ELECTED LEADERS

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

State Comptroller Kevin Lembo

State Senator Patricia Jehlen

State Senator Dan Wolf

State Representative Marjorie C. Decker

Boston City Councilmember Michelle Wu

State Senator

State Representative

Boston City Councilmember

Cambridge Mayor

Cambridge City Councilmember

Cambridge Vice Mayor

LABOR LEADERS

Dennis Williams, President of United Auto Workers of America

Steven A. Tolman, Executive Board President President of Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Louis Mandarini, Jr., Executive Board Secretary Treasurer, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Jeff Bollen, Executive Board, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Frank Callahan, Executive Board, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Edward Kelly, Executive Board, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Barbara Madeloni, Executive Board, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Rich Rogers, Executive Board, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Veronica Turner, Executive Board, Massachusetts AFL-CIO*

Louis Mandarini, Jr., President, Greater Boston CLC*

Rich Rogers, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Greater Boston CLC*

Darlene Lombos, Vice President, Greater Boston CLC*

Lindsay McCluskey, Council Organizer, Greater Boston CLC*

Harry J. Brett, UAPP Local 12*

Fiore Grassetti, President Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO*

Craig A. Pinkham, Secretary-Treasurer UWUA Local 369*

International Association of Insulators and Allied Workers Local 6

Robert Bower, Special Advisor, Workforce Development MA AFL-CIO*

Joseph P. Carlson, USW/Central MA AFL-CIO*

Gerard Dhooge, Seafarers International Union*

Edward Doherty, Massachusetts AFT*

John P. Dumas, Business Manager IBEW Local 103*

Mark Erlich, New England Regional Council of Carpenters*

Carolyn Federoff, Vice President AFGE/MA AFL-CIO*

Stephen J. Finnigan, USW*

Thomas Flynn, SEIU/NAGE*

James Foley, Business Rep. District 15 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers*

Peter Gibbons, Sprinklerfitters Local 550*

Colleen A. Glynn, Business Manager IATSE Local 11*

Joyce M. Harvey, SEIU – Local 509*

Scott M. Hoffman, General President and Arbitration Advocate*

Brian Kenny, IBEW 455*

Ross Kiely, V.P. UFCW Local 1459*

Brian Lang, President Local 24 UNITE HERE*

Robert Losi, National Postal Mail Handlers Union*

Stephen Lukosus, APWU*

Barbara Madeloni, President MTA*

William McLaughlin, IUOE Local 4*

Gerry Mills, AFSCME Locak 1703*

Susan Moir, Pride@Work*

Brian Morrison, President Berkshire CLC*

Charles Owen, AFSCME Council 93*

Ron Patenaude, President Franklin/Hampshire Labor Council*

Mynor Perez, UBC*

Julie Pinkham, Executive Director MNA*

Jim Pinkham, Plymouth/Bristol CLC*

Bridgett Quinn, SEIU Local 509*

Chester A. Richardson, AFSCME*

Frank Rigiero, APWU*

James P. Riley, UFCW Local 328*

Cythnia Rodrigues, Greater Southeastern MA Labor Council*

Michael J. Simpson, AFSCME Local 419*

Khalida Smalls, District Coordinator Strategic Partnership 23BJ SEIU*

*Organization is for identification purposes only

COMMUNITY LEADERS

Karl Klare, Professor of Law, Northeastern University*

Lawyers who are UAW Members and Harvard Alum*

Heather McGhee, President of Demos*

James R. Allen, UMass Boston*

Francis C. Boudrow, Business Manager/ Financial Secretary*

George T. Casey, SMART Transportation Div.*

Jeff Crosby, President North Shore CLC*

Willie Desnoyers, Chair UAW MA CAP*

Tim Sullivan, Brockton Education Association*

Al Vega, MASSCOSH*

Janelle Quartes, U Mass Boston*

Terry Gist, President Cambridge Education Association*

Patrick Burke Russ Davis, Executive Director Mass Jobs with Justice*

Ture Richard Turnball, Director Mass Care*

Beth Huang, Project Coordinator National Student Labor Action Project*

Naima Drecker-Waxman, Organization Leadership Divest Harvard*

Aryt Alasti, Security Officer Securitas*

Paul Drake, Director Massachusetts Interfaith Worker Justice*

Hanon McShea, Organizer Student Labor Action Movement*

Jonathan Galla, Student Labor Action Movement*

Austin Mueller, Student Labor Action Movement*

Charity Barros, Student Labor Action Movement*

Rachel Sandalow-Ash, Student Labor Action Movement*

Robert Erikson, Student Labor Action Movement*

Gabriel Hodgkin, Student Labor Action Movement*

Farris Peale, Student Labor Action Movement*

Lindsey Claus, Student Labor Action Movement*

Grace Evans, Student Labor Action Movement Boston Metro Area Local 100, APWU, AFL-CIO*

Donna Kelly-Williams, President MNA*

Julian Rauter, Student Labor Action Movement*

Nawal Arjini, Student Labor Action Movement*

Anwar Omeish, Student Labor Action Movement*

Alex Chen, Student Labor Action Movement*

Itzel Vasquez-Rodriguez, Student Labor Action Movement*

Kareli Osorio, Student Labor Action Movement*

Christian Cordova, Student Labor Action Movement*

Sam Heller, Student Labor Action Movement*

Henry Gomory, Student Labor Action Movement*

Grace Evans, Student Labor Action Movement*

Filipe de Carvalho, New England Regional Chair United States Student Association*

Alex Kelley, Student Labor Action Movement*

Marjan Kris Abubo, Golden Pacific Regional Vice Chair United States Student Association*

Art Motta, Organizing Director Student Union Assembly*

John Ashton, Board of Directors United States Student Association*

Gabrielle Hanley, Community Labor Liaison United States Student Association*

Zachary Dove, Co-Chair Student Labor Action Project of WWU*

Erika Civitarese, Core Team Leader UMass Amherst Student Labor Action Project*

Ofelia Sanchez, President SLAP at UCF*

Lindsey McCarron, UVM Chapter Student Labor Action Project*

Beth Huang, Project Coordinator National Student Labor Action Project (SLAP)*

Russ Davis, Executive Director Massachusetts Jobs with Justice*

Wayne Lencer, Professor Pediatrics HMS*