Citing low wages and ‘voicelessness,’ some facilities staff push for union
By SABINE POUX and SADIE HOUSBERG
October 31, 2019
Catalyzed in part by last year's workforce planning process, some facilities staff members reached out to a union representative over the summer about organizing.
Contractors hired in response to custodial staff shortages
By NORA PEACHIN
October 31, 2019
A team of independent contractors began cleaning nearly all of the small residential spaces on campus on Oct. 14. This shift came as a result of ongoing custodial staff shortages.
Dialogue to Create a Living Wage for All College Staff Begins
By Annie Grayer
November 12, 2015
In their annual announcement of objectives for the year, the Community Council identified “installing a living wage for all workers campus-wide” as of primary importance for their faculty and staff goals. A living wage, according to the Harvard Living Wage Fact Sheet, is a wage that “takes into...
