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Harvard teaching and research assistants voted last week (April 18 and 19) to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union. The vote was held at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional office in Boston. The final tally was 1,931 in favor of unionizing to 1,523 against, according to The Harvard Crimson.
Union supporters tell The Boston Globe that they are seeking better health care, wage stability, and a grievance resolution process. “We have been organizing for a long time,” Niharika Singh, a PhD student in public policy, says in a press release. “Winning our union today means we can finally start to make improvements in our working conditions.”
In the press release, Julie Kushner, the UAW’s regional director, called the decision a “crucial ...
