Cambridge speakers urge city council to back Harvard grad students after university carves out workers from union Dozens of Harvard graduate students and supporters spoke at the Cambridge City Council on Oct. 20 urging the council to adopt a resolution backing the Harvard Graduate Students Union after the university reclassified many stipended researchers as non‑employees, cutting them off from union benefits and funds.

Harvard's recent decision to strip graduate student researchers of union protections has sparked a passionate outcry from students and supporters at the Cambridge City Council.

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Students, unions and residents urge council to back Harvard graduate student union after university 'carve-outs' Dozens of graduate student workers and union allies urged the Cambridge City Council to back the Harvard Graduate Students Union after Harvard classified many research assistant roles as non‑employees; several council policy orders were adopted later in the meeting.

Dozens of graduate students stood united at the Cambridge City Council, pleading for support against Harvard's controversial move to strip essential benefits from their union.

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