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Negotiating Remote Work Arrangements Long Term

Over the last 10 months, many HUCTW members discovered the benefits of remote work, including increased productivity, better work/life balance, and less time commuting. Reports from members indicate that many HUCTW staff have had success negotiating for long term work-from-home arrangements. But some departments and managers are still resistant to remote proposals or only allow flexibility within narrow constraints. Harvard and HUCTW have longstanding contract language that supports remote work and flex schedule arrangements and may be useful in your negotiations with your supervisor.

Salary Increase Timing & COVID Sick Day Usage

We want to update you on the timing of our 2021 HUCTW salary increase and bonus, as well as provide instructions and deadlines for two other new benefits that are part of our 2021 one-year contract, including (1) COVID sick days—which can be used for vaccine or booster shot recovery, COVID-19 recovery, and COVID-19 quarantine for you and any eligible family members—and (2) the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Tax Reimbursement Program to help members with the cost of taxes on non-job-related graduate-level Harvard classes.

Extra Compensation for Extra Work

Many HUCTW members took on substantial additional work during the pandemic, covering for coworkers who left Harvard whose positions were never filled. Union members who take on substantial additional work on top of their regular job duties should be paid for that work, and our Harvard-HUCTW Contract contains longstanding language that supports this idea. HUCTW organizers know that it can be challenging for you initiate this kind of conversation with your manager, but we can help. All conversations are confidential.

Tentative Agreement Reached

HUCTW negotiators are happy to announce that Harvard and HUCTW have reached a tentative agreement on a one-year contract, which will run from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Brief highlights of the agreement are outlined below and you can read a full Detailed Summary of the Tentative Agreement on our website. Negotiations for a new Agreement began in May 2021 and they were incredibly challenging amid the pandemic. Throughout the process, HUCTW leaders were committed to achieving the best possible outcome for members, while laying a strong foundation for future negotiations, which will begin early next year.

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Joyce

I have 40+ years of service at Harvard and many reasons to celebrate my longer-service status. And, I have been a member of HUCTW since its inception in 1988, for which I am profoundly proud and grateful.

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Charlotte

I started working at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2000, but it wasn’t until I returned to work — after taking a couple years off from work to get my master’s degree at the school—that I realized all the things that the union has been working hard for to benefit me. Some are little things, some big things, but they all have added up to make a real difference.

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I believe I can credit my longevity and career growth at the dental school to my involvement with the union. Particularly one benefit that I have now is my college degree and I received that with help from the tuition refund program and education release time.

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