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Update on HAW-UAW Negotiations
Dear Members of the FAS, HDS, HMS, and SEAS Faculty, We are writing with an update on negotiations for an initial contract between the University and the Harvard Academic Workers-United Autoworkers (HAW-UAW). The HAW-UAW union represents non-tenure-track...

Update on November 5, 2026 Bargaining Session
Dear Faculty, We write to share an update on yesterday’s (November 5, 2026) collective bargaining session with HGSU-UAW. The University remains committed to bargaining in good faith and reaching an agreement. However, we have growing concerns that HGSU...

Rules for Use of Campus Spaces
Dear HGSU-UAW Leadership Team, Earlier this week, on November 4, I wrote to you regarding concerns over disruption of an exam from picketing activity outside Emerson Hall, and noted that this disruption was in direct conflict with multiple University...

Emerson Hall Picketing in October 2026
Dear HGSU-UAW Leadership Team, We write regarding the picket outside Emerson Hall on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from approximately 10:00am to 12:00pm. We understand that several HGSU-UAW picketers gathered on the Quincy Street side of Emerson Hall, which...

Update on HGSU-UAW Negotiations - October 26, 2026
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, We write to address the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) announced strike deadline of 11:59 pm this evening. In the University’s view, another strike is unwarranted, particularly...

October 2, 2026 Update on HGSU-UAW Negotiations
Dear Members of the Harvard Faculty, We are writing with an update regarding the ongoing negotiations for a successor contract between the University and the Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW). HGSU-UAW members play a vital role...

HGSU-UAW Strike Authorization Vote
Dear HGSU-UAW, I am aware that HGSU has opened up voting regarding authorization for another strike. As I am sure you know, federal labor law does not protect intermittent strikes - that is, strikes that start, end with members returning to work, and then...

HGSU-UAW Strike Ends
Dear Members of the Harvard Faculty, We are writing to let you know that the University has been notified by HGSU-UAW leadership that members of the union voted to unconditionally end their strike and student workers with ongoing appointments returned to...

HGSU-UAW Bargaining Update
Dear Members of the Harvard Faculty, The University and HGSU-UAW continue our discussions at the bargaining table, even as the union’s strike is ongoing. With that in mind, we write to share an update coming out of a bargaining session held earlier today...

Guidance for Distinction Between Academic Activities and Labor
Dear Faculty, As we navigate a strike by student workers of the Harvard Graduate Students Union – United Auto Workers, we are writing to provide clarity on the distinction between a graduate student’s “Labor” (employment) and their “Academics” (student...

Update on HGSU-UAW Negotiations and Strike Deadline
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Last Friday, the University received notification that the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) set a strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 20. In light of this deadline, we write...

March 13, 2026 Update on HGSU-UAW Negotiations
Dear Members of the Harvard Faculty, We are writing with an update regarding the ongoing negotiations for a successor contract between the University and the Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW). As we have continued to negotiate...