Harvard's academic helots organise
Following a near-five year effort to build a campaign, recruit organisers, seek national union affiliation, and build sufficient levels of initial support, the Harvard Academic Workers union ( HAW ) launched on 6 February 2023. HAW is affiliated to the UAW (United Autoworkers Union), which now has nearly a quarter of its 400,000 members in higher education, despite its historic roots in the automotive industry. UAW is currently going through major internal upheaval, forced by grassroots activists involved in the UAWD (Unite all Workers for Democracy) campaign who have just won significant...