Tag: Dining workers

COVID-19

Higher Ed Institutions Lay Off Workers, Tighten Budgets Amid Coronavirus Crisis

As college faculty and administrators slide into their slippers and prepare to work online, other campus workers who can’t carry out their duties remotely – namely members of dining, housing and maintenance operations – face layoffs as various institutions across the country are reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 29, 2020

Campus Climate

Harvard Reaches Tentative Deal with Striking Dining Workers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard University says it has reached a tentative labor agreement with its striking cafeteria workers. The school announced Tuesday that it agreed to a five-year contract with the labor union representing Harvard’s 750 dining workers. University officials declined to provide details about the deal, which must be approved by members of the […]

October 25, 2016