Posts tagged non-citizens
Thousands of Harvard University graduate students go on strike
April 21, 2026 // Their demands include fair pay and raises that keep up with inflation, protections for non-citizen workers, and external processes with third-party arbitration for cases of harassment, discrimination, and abuse in the workplace. HGSU is made up of 4,000 workers.
Harvard Graduate Workers Set Strike for April 21 if Talks Fail
April 15, 2026 // The looming walkout would mark the third time the Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers has moved to strike since its founding. In November 2019, after more than a year at the bargaining table, the union’s bargaining committee authorized its first strike. Graduate student workers protested for five weeks, but ultimately did not secure an initial contract. Nearly two years later, as negotiations for a second contract stalled, the union organized a three-day strike in late 2021. Disagreements over key provisions — including agency shop and compensation — remained unresolved, prompting undergraduate workers to walk out in solidarity with graduate students.