Harvard Graduate Students Begin Indefinite Strike, Halting Teaching and Research

Harvard graduate workers strike to demand living wages, protection for international students against ICE and for academic freedom

Picket lines went up April 21 at Harvard’s main campus in Cambridge and at Harvard Medical School, as graduate students indefinitely halted teaching, grading and research.

Harvard graduate student union strikes as negotiations hit a wall

Wages and changes to working conditions are the main holdups, student leaders say.

Harvard Students’ Union Starts Strike Seeking $55,000 Base Pay

A union of mostly graduate students at Harvard University began a strike after failing to come to agreement with the university over issues including higher pay and membership requirements.

Harvard graduate students begin indefinite strike, halting teaching and research

As the academic year is winding down and final exams are approaching, Harvard University’s graduate student union began its strike on Tuesday following 14 months of contract negotiations and nearly a year without an active contract.

Harvard graduate students picket as union goes on strike

Negotiations between the graduate student union and the Harvard administration have dragged on since February 2025. Union members voted for a strike, demanding Harvard pay them more.

The union representing thousands of Harvard graduate students just went on strike - The Boston Globe

The university and its graduate student union are at odds over pay and protections for noncitizen students.