Harvard Works Because We Do Harvard Union of
Clerical and Technical Workers
  • October 22, 2025
    Open Letter: Harvard Layoffs & Petition
    Sign our petition to protect staff from harmful cuts! And read about new developments around Harvard finances & plans for major layoffs at some schools.
  • Important Developments
    Open Letter, October 1, 2025
    We want to alert you to troubling budgeting and staffing trends emerging at some Harvard schools. These patterns risk undermining both the livelihoods of staff and the quality of Harvard’s work.
  • Resources
    Assistance for Staff with Immigration Concerns
    If you have concerns about your immigration status, The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) is offering free confidential legal consultations and social service support to the Harvard community.
  • HUCTW Benefits
    Your Rights & Resources
    Learn answers to some of the most pressing questions we have received during this uncertain time around benefits, rights, and support for HUCTW staff.
  • Update
    Attacks on Harvard & the Impacts on Members
    Read our update on the evolving situation around government attacks on Harvard’s financial stability, the impacts on our staff, and how Union leaders are working to protect and support HUCTW members during this time.

Featured Content

HUCTW ARG

Anti-Racism Group

The HUCTW Anti-Racism Group (ARG) is team of HUCTW organizers that examines issues related to race, equity, inclusion, and diversity in the Harvard workplace and strives to develop ways that our Union can help to fight racism and discrimination in our community.

News & Events

HUCTW Open Letter, 10/22/2025

HUCTW Open Letter, 10/22/2025


We are writing with two timely and important developments related to Harvard’s overall finances and its federal funding. In light of these developments, we must also share our rapidly growing concerns about plans for severe budget cuts and layoffs at some Harvard schools. Our goal is not to cause alarm, but to enlist the broader Harvard community in pushing back against these harmful cuts through action steps, including the following petition.

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HUCTW Open Letter, 10/1/2025

HUCTW Open Letter, 10/1/2025


We want to share important updates on the University’s ongoing efforts to respond to government attacks, including some positive funding developments. At the same time, we feel compelled to alert you to troubling trends emerging in how certain schools are approaching budget and staffing decisions. These patterns risk undermining both the livelihoods of staff and the quality of Harvard’s work.

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Important Dates & Deadlines

Important Dates & Deadlines


We have two important upcoming deadlines/dates you may want to make note of: (1) The Childcare Fund and the Academic Enrichment Fund applications are posted on the HUCTW website, and the deadline for both applications is September 30. Details are below. (2) This Monday is Boston's first ever Labor Day Parade, where we will join millions of people nationwide to stand up for workers in the face of authoritarian attacks on September 1. Details on the Boston parade and other nationwide Labor Day events are below.

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Help for Staff with Immigration Concerns

Help for Staff with Immigration Concerns


The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) offers free legal representation and social service support to members of the Harvard community with immigration concerns. HIRC services are available to all the undocumented/DACAmented members of the community and those who are concerned about falling out of legal status. HIRC legal representation includes assistance with filing immigration applications, representing clients before USCIS in Immigration Court, and beyond.

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Over 30 Years of Solidarity

HUCTW is approximately five-thousand Harvard employees of diverse backgrounds, ages, talents, and opinions. Our work supports the teaching and research at Harvard, in libraries and museums, in labs, in offices, and out in the world. Some of us are on our way to graduate school; others of us are making our careers here. We are parents, artists, students, and more. Although we may hold different views and speak in many voices, we speak together as a Union for the things that matter to us: pay and benefits, and also flexibility, work-life balance, and self-determination in the workplace.

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