In Massachusetts, students at Harvard University have launched a three-day strike after talks between their union and Harvard administrators failed to produce a contract. Members of the Harvard Graduate Students Union are demanding affordable healthcare, raises that match rising rents in Cambridge, and third-party arbitration for discrimination and sexual harassment claims. Harvard is the world’s richest university. Since the start of the pandemic, its endowment has grown to over $53 billion.
Harvard Student Workers Strike to Demand Better Pay and Healthcare
HeadlineOct 28, 2021