HUCTW Visibility Events

Thank you to all HUCTW members and Harvard community friends for the fantastic turnout at HUCTW’s visibility events to support a strong pay raise program from Sept 19 – 29. More than 1,000 members (as well as friends from campus unions, non-union staff, students, and faculty!) came out to our visibility events across campus to let Harvard know we are united in our fight for strong contract with raises that allow us to keep up with inflation. Thank you for the fantastic turnout and showing up support! You can see many photos from the visibility events…

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.…

Negotiations Update: Visibility

HUCTW leaders have been in negotiations since late spring and we want to update you on what’s been happening at the negotiating table lately. Discussions have been progressing at a steady pace, however we anticipate challenges ahead, particularly in the area of pay increases. Our Union will need strong, broad-based, visible support from our members to help push through those challenges. We’ll be inviting you to take part in some visibility activities to support contract negotiations around campus soon, but in the meantime one easy way that you can show your support for HUCTW negotiations is by putting up HUCTW posters and Zoom backgrounds in your workspace.…

HUSPMGU to Merge with HUCTW

You may recall that earlier this year HUCTW asked for your support in our efforts to bring members of the Harvard University Security, Parking, and Museum Guards Union (HUSPMGU) into our union. The negotiation process with the University around this goal was long and difficult, but we're extremely pleased to announce that we were able to reach an agreement with Harvard on the merger. In recent weeks the members of HUSPMGU voted and ratified that agreement to join HUCTW. This group of approximately 80 members has been striving to become HUCTW members for over six years and that goal will become a reality as of October 1 this year. …

Negotiations Update: Inflation

As our negotiations get started this month, one extremely important factor in the talks is our 40-year high inflation rates. With this in mind, the University and the Union asked Harvard economists, Jason Furman and Lawrence Katz, to share their insights and forecasts around price inflation, wage growth in the U.S., and the U.S. labor market in a presentation to HUCTW and Harvard negotiators and leaders earlier this month. Learn more about what to expect in the following letter.…

Our 2022 Contract Negotiations

Our current Agreement with Harvard has a one-year term and is set to expire on September 30, 2022. This means we need to begin planning our next round of contract negotiations with the University now in order to have a new Agreement in place by October 1. Negotiating a contract that will determine our salary increases, enhancements in programs and benefits, and other key policies for the next several years is an exciting prospect, but it is also a challenging one that will require significant participation from HUCTW members to achieve the best contract possible. …

Support Our Sister Union: HUSPMGU

Please sign our petition to support economic fairness and HUCTW inclusion for museum and parking staff in our sister union, HUSPMGU! HUSPMGU represents about 80 members who work as Harvard museum and parking attendants. They work alongside HUCTW members everyday, and yet their pay and benefits are substandard. For 5+ years HUSPMGU has actively sought to become part of HUCTW in order to bolster their pay, benefits, and bargaining strength. Harvard administrators have repeatedly resisted proposed plans for a merger and the situation is growing serious. …

HUCTW Negotiations Survey Is Still Open

Please take 15 minutes to fill out the 2022 HUCTW Negotiations Survey. This survey is a critical tool in our upcoming negotiations with Harvard for our pay increases, benefits, other important policies. The survey helps HUCTW negotiators determine which ideas and concerns should be priorities during the talks. It also provides us with crucial anonymous data and stories about members' work and life situations that we can use during negotiations to illustrate your key issues and concerns. …

2022 Negotiating Team Election Results

The 2022 Election for Regional Negotiating Team Representatives took March 8 – 9, 2022. There were four contested races: (1) in the FAS Arts Region, (2) in the FAS Sciences Region, (3) in the Medical Region, and (4) in the Professional Region of the campus. There was no contested race in the Central Region. HUCTW members voted online, via a unique access link sent to each member by email, which opened an electronic ballot. This unique access link was randomly generated by the third-party vendor, ElectionBuddy.…

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. 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. HUCTW organizers can also help you!…

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