From the Harvard Crimson: Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers launched a strike authorization vote Friday after 32 bargaining sessions with the University produced no first contract, marking a significant escalation in negotiations that began 18 months ago. The vote — which remains open until the union chooses to close it — requires a two-thirds majority to authorize the bargaining committee to call a strike. Of 37 proposed contract articles, only 13 have reached tentative agreement. Core disputes over academic freedom, time caps for non-tenure-track faculty, and protections for non-citizen workers remain unresolved after nearly 100 hours at the table.
...The union’s position has weakened structurally since the talks first began. Member appointments have expired during negotiations, and a concurrent hiring freeze has shrunk the unit considerably. The union said it expects further losses at the close of the current fiscal year. Job security for non-tenure-track faculty has been among the most contested issues between Harvard and the union. In February, the University offered to eliminate time-capped appointments for preceptors and lecturers on the condition that they take on one to two additional course sections annually. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences separately cut non-tenure-track spending by a quarter, saying it would absorb the reduction through fewer reappointments...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/3/30/haw-sav-vote/.
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