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Will Lehman, candidate for UAW president, calls for support for Harvard academic workers" strike
2+ week, 3+ day ago (339+ words) The Harvard Graduate Students Union (HGSU-UAW) has set a strike deadline of 12: 01 am on April 21, 2026, for 4, 000 Teaching Fellows, Research Assistants and other academic workers who voted by 96 percent to walk out after months of failed contract negotiations with the Harvard…...
Academic Workers Thought They Were Ready to Strike. Their Leaders Disagreed. | News | The Harvard Crimson
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (718+ words) Leaders of Harvard's non-tenure-track faculty union quietly called off plans for a spring strike, overriding a membership vote after concluding the walkout risked failing to win approval from the United Auto Workers. "Because of this, we believe it is best…...
Harvard Academic Workers-UAW leaders sabotage strike of non-tenure-track faculty
3+ day, 6+ min ago (512+ words) Are you a Harvard graduate student or non-tenure-track faculty member? Fill out the form at the end of the article for more information on establishing a rank-and-file committee. The'primary obstacle to victory is not merely the recalcitrance of the Harvard…...
The union representing thousands of Harvard graduate students just went on strike
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1068+ words) Harvard University graduate students picketed academic buildings and blocked delivery trucks at the university's campuses in Cambridge and the Longwood Medical Area on Tuesday, the first day of a union strike poised to disrupt campus life. Leaders of the 4, 000-person…...
Up to 4, 000 graduate students at Harvard are poised to strike Tuesday
1+ week, 2+ day ago (621+ words) Thousands of graduate students who teach classes, grade papers, and conduct research at Harvard University are poised to launch a strike Tuesday morning. Little progress was made at a nearly-two-hour negotiating session Monday, with 23 unresolved proposals still on the table....
Illinois State University sticking to final offer in AFSCME strike negotiations
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1196+ words) The AFSCME Local 1110 strike at Illinois State University [ISU] is approaching its third week with no apparent end in sight. AFSCME Local 1110 is the union representing about 350 striking building, dining and grounds employees at ISU. They have been on strike…...
Ann Arbor teachers vote 1, 084-4 to defeat sellout contract as teachers across Michigan face layoffs and poverty pay
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (793+ words) Build a movement against sellouts. Fill out the form below for help building a rank-and-file committee at your school. Last week, members of the Ann Arbor Education Association (AAEA) voted 1, 084 to 4 (99. 6 percent) to reject a tentative contract the union's bargaining…...
The prolonged Little Lake teachers strike takes on outsize, statewide significance
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (1118+ words) The small Little Lake school district, which serves mainly low-income families in southeast Los Angeles County has become the setting for one of the longest teacher strikes in state history " reaching the the 10-day mark on Wednesday " as its 200-member…...
As Massachusetts colleges close, faculty at this Boston-area college strike over wages, workloads and the school's future
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (1015+ words) CAMBRIDGE " Faculty or student strikes often center on demands for higher wages and better workloads. But at Lesley University in Cambridge, where faculty went on strike on Tuesday, one demand stood out: a guarantee that their union would survive if…...
HGSU Strike Begins on Tuesday in front of Science Center | Multimedia
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (94+ words) HGSU Strike Begins on Tuesday in front of Science Center'The Harvard Crimson As Yale Floats 3. 0 Mean GPA, Harvard Faculty Leaders Defend Lighter-Touch Grading Proposal Harvard Kennedy School Floats Visiting Faculty Program in Donor Talks on Viewpoint Diversity Harvard Asks Donors…...