Harvard Provost Garber Lauds ‘Sensible’ Decision to Reduce GSAS Admissions During Pandemic

by Justin | Nov 18, 2020 | Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118

HGSU-UAW President Brandon J. Mancilla and Vice President Marisa J. Borreggine said in a written statement they have “provided ample support and information to the administration to make for a smooth contract implementation.” “We know firsthand that the implementation...

HGSU-UAW Urges Harvard to Oppose Trump Visa Rule Change

by Justin | Oct 6, 2020 | Graduate Workers, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, President Donald Trump

Organizers for Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers are circulating a petition that calls on Vice Provost for International Affairs Mark C. Elliott and the Harvard International Office to act in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed...

Grad Student Union Formalizes First Local and Undergoes Restructuring After Settling on Contract

by Justin | Sep 25, 2020 | Graduate Workers, HGSU - UAW Local 5118

Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers underwent a series of restructuring processes after winning their first contract earlier this summer, officially establishing themselves as HGSU-UAW Local 5118.Part of the process of operating an organized...

Grad Student Union Alleges Harvard Attempting to ‘Defund’ the Union by ‘Starving Out’ Resources

by Justin | Sep 25, 2020 | Graduate Workers, HGSU - UAW Local 5118

As it begins its first semester as a fully operational local, Harvard’s graduate student union is alleging that the University is attempting to defund the union and impede its organizing by not deducting union dues for student workers, union president Brandon J....

Student Groups Call For Increased Transparency in Harvard’s New Gift Policies

by Justin | Aug 22, 2020 | Graduate Workers, HGSU - UAW Local 5118

In the wake of the Office of the General Counsel’s long-awaited report on Harvard’s ties to Jeffrey E. Epstein, student groups across the University penned a letter to Harvard administrators calling for more transparency about new gift policies. Student...

U.S. Backs Down in Fight With Harvard, MIT on Student Visas

by Justin | Jul 14, 2020 | Graduate Workers, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, Postdoctoral Researchers, Social Issues

The U.S. backed down from a high-profile confrontation with Harvard University, MIT and hundreds of other colleges over foreign-student visas, ending a standoff that could have sent thousands of students back to their home countries and left schools scrambling to plan...