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Jaeger says that both the University and its employees have realized that union membership comes with tangible benefits, and as a result, employees “around the edges” who perform clerical or technical tasks but are not members of HUCTW have felt marginalized.
“That wouldn’t be involved in this negotiation. That would be something that we would have to continue to look at.” University Director of Labor Relations Bill Murphy says, adding that all faculty, administrators and staff have had to adjust their workloads...
“Our negotiating challenge is to figure out together what are the appropriate ways to reward the staff and to honor the contribution that the staff have made and are making everyday, and that’s never an easy set of questions, even in more prosperous times...
The calendar change also resulted in a much longer winter vacation. Unfortunately, the administration’s original plan to offer optional programming during this period was eliminated for budgetary reasons. This time period is a valuable opportunity for Harvard to offer supplementary courses for students. The school?...
The other major pressure that Harvard faced was the continuation of the budget crisis that struck the University last year. Harvard’s endowment plummeted nearly 30 percent, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences budget deficits led to many cuts in services. The most visible sign of this may...