Agenda Summary
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Condemning Harvard's attack on its Graduate Student Union.
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WHEREAS: Education, research, and academic inquiry are values intimately connected to the lives, careers, and passions of Somervillians; and
WHEREAS: Whereas the Trump administration has targeted education and research including grants, funding, and academic freedom which would have a severe impact on Somerville’s community and economy; and
WHEREAS: The Trump administration is targeting Harvard University, which employs many residents of Somerville; and
WHEREAS: Somerville stands against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education generally and Harvard University specifically, particularly in regards to attacks on international students; and
WHEREAS: Somerville recognizes the importance of labor unions to workplace and economic justice; and
WHEREAS: Harvard University is attempting to strip union protections away from thousands of workers who are in tenuous positions in science research, relying on anticipated support from Trump’s conservative and anti-worker National Labor Relations Board; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED: That the Somerville City Council strongly opposes Harvard administrators’ recent declaration that they intend to strip thousands of workers from the Harvard Graduate Students Union bargaining unit, is opposed to all forms of union busting, and urges these administrators to undo these actions; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED: That Somerville urges Harvard Administration to seriously engage with the demands of our residents organizing with the Harvard Graduate Students Union on issues from fair pay, to protections from harassment and discrimination, to resources for non-citizens; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Harvard University administration and president.
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WHEREAS: Education, research, and academic inquiry are values intimately connected to the lives, careers, and...
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