labor
Cambridge educators rally for better pay, city council defers to school committee
A well-attended rally in front of city hall and dozens of public commenters speaking in support of higher wages for certain Cambridge Public Schools staff resulted in little actual policy change during Monday night’s city council meeting. Read more MIT Future Fest opens Wednesday The Cambridge Education Association organized the action amidst its ongoing negotiation […]
Council votes for MIT graduate student union
Around 50 MIT graduate students marched from MIT’s campus to Cambridge City Council on Monday to speak in support of their demands for a fair contract from MIT. While the council cannot force MIT to act, it has in the past issued policy orders (including in 2020, 2021 and 2022) in support of the MIT […]
Harvard academic workers vote to authorize strike
Unionized academic workers at Harvard University say they have not set a strike date but a union official said it would take a significant shift by the administration to avoid one. Read more Miller will get things done “I don’t see a path to resolution until we get closer on those issues and I think […]
The Hyatt is a labor landmark, too
There’s no question that the Hyatt Regency is a visual and architectural landmark in Cambridge. On its 50th birthday, we should celebrate its significance to landmark labor struggles, too. Read more City recommends changes to multifamily housing ordinance Opened to coincide with the 1976 bicentennial, Graham Gund’s “brick ziggurat” won immediate praise from Boston Globe […]
Union rallies for higher wages outside of School Committee
Around 60 people with the school district’s largest labor union gathered before Tuesday’s meeting of the Cambridge School Committee for higher wages amid ongoing contract negotiations. Read more Lacrosse team makes remarkable comeback Members of the Cambridge Education Association (CEA) rallied outside of the Dr. Henrietta Attles Meeting Room before the School Committee meeting, then […]
Harvard grad students end strike
After 40 days of demonstrations, graduate student workers at Harvard University don’t have a contract but felt negotiations had shifted palpably, allowing them to end their strike. Read more Cambridge police have to remove ShotSpotter. Officers aren’t happy Harvard Graduate Students Union – United Auto Workers Local 5118, the union representing over 4,000 graduate student […]
MIT grad students rally on commencement day, Harvard students picket
MIT graduate student workers rallied before the university’s commencement Thursday, while those at Harvard picketed outside Harvard Yard during graduation ceremonies. Read more Events this week in Camberville: Pride Patio Party, Celtic art, & Eve Plumb Over 100 people gathered outside MIT’s Lobby 7 at 77 Massachusetts Avenue to rally in support of graduate student […]
Lesley faculty ratify contract; Harvard, MIT unions feel stalled
As one local university resolved labor strife with its faculty members, two others face mounting pressure from graduate student employees. Read more School Committee probes screen usage data Lesley University saw core faculty members vote Wednesday to ratify a contract, resolving two years of negotiations that included a recent two-day strike. “It’s just amazing,” said […]