Harvard College dean says no extensive contingency plans were made ahead of academic workers' strike
Key points
- HAW-UAW, representing non-tenure-track faculty and researchers, struck Tuesday without a deal
- Dean says no extensive contingency plans, as excess preparation would undermine good-faith negotiations
- Graduate student union HGSU-UAW began its second strike of the year on Oct. 27
Harvard College Dean David Deming said in a Tuesday interview the College did not develop extensive contingency plans before the HAW-UAW strike, arguing it would undermine good-faith negotiations. HAW-UAW, representing non-tenure-track faculty and researchers, walked out Tuesday without a deal. The graduate student union began its second strike of the year on Oct. 27.
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