by Justin | Apr 7, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, One Member One Vote
“Our union believes that membership is the ultimate authority in our decision-making. Therefore, HGSU endorses a vote in favor of One Member, One Vote in the upcoming UAW-wide referendum on the direct election of top UAW international officers. Read our...
by Justin | Apr 6, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
While many view Harvard graduate students as members of the privileged elite, studying in Cambridge often requires students to endure precarious material conditions. A backdrop of high rent, low pay, and expensive groceries becomes acutely visible in their daily...
by Justin | Feb 24, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
“It was very obvious to us that health and safety was a key concern for people, and we couldn’t wait till the contract fight to start bringing some demands up to the University,” HGSU-UAW President Brandon J. Mancilla said. “I think it was a time for them to sit with...
by Justin | Jan 25, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
Harvard denied a grievance filed by its graduate student union regarding the exclusion of 108 Population Health Sciences students from the union’s bargaining unit. The University issued the decision on Jan. 6 in response to the grievance filed by Harvard...
by Justin | Jan 3, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
Harvard’s graduate student union filed a grievance against the University and met with administrators earlier this month in response to Harvard’s decision to exclude 108 students in Population Health Sciences from the union’s bargaining unit. Harvard Graduate Students...
by Justin | Dec 12, 2020 | Graduate Workers, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, Organizing
HGSU-UAW’s journey has been dramatic, with long-lasting repercussions for the Harvard community. It gives rise to a story that everybody tells in his or her own way, a truth too complicated for any single soundbite. It is the latest segment of a fight that has been...
