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We are writing to let you know that FAS administrators and HR representatives have begun scheduling meetings with HUCTW leaders regarding layoffs and proposed job changes in FAS. Those meetings began last week and have continued into this week, with more scheduled in the days ahead. The first set of changes FAS administrators brought to us affects members who fall under the Harvard College reporting structure.
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For months, FAS staff have lived with uncertainty about their jobs, their workloads, and the future of their departments. Hundreds of staff and managers have raised serious concerns about the scale, pace, and risks of the proposed changes, yet those concerns have been ignored and many pressing questions remain unanswered. In the letter below, we have provided some updates and feedback about what we know and the information shared through the recent FAS town hall presentations.
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If you were not able to attend one of our visibility, you can still join your coworkers in sending a message to FAS decision-makers that mass layoffs will hurt faculty, students, and staff, and destabilize Harvard’s academic life! You can either fill out a PDF postcard and email it to us, OR you can upload a message using our online form. Whichever method you use, we will deliver your postcard or message to Unviersity Hall, along with hundreds of others already written by your coworkers. Submit all postcards or messages to us by July 10.
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We are writing to provide an update on the troubling austerity measures and mass layoffs being proposed by Harvard administrators in some areas of the campus, including in AA&D and FAS. As we send this letter, we are at the same time delivering our petition to top University decision-makers. The petition calls for an immediate halt to the rushed, large-scale layoffs being planned in some schools and departments, and demands real transparency so the Harvard community can meaningfully engage in discussions about the University’s financial future.
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