Editorials: In Support of the Graduate Workers Strike

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/24/editorial-harvard-support-hgsu-strike/

By Hugo C. Chiasson

By The Crimson Editorial Board, Crimson Opinion Writer

This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. It is the product of discussions at regular Editorial Board meetings. In order to ensure the impartiality of our journalism, Crimson editors who choose to opine and vote at these meetings are not involved in the reporting of articles on similar topics.

13 hours ago

Harvard graduate workers are on strike this week. It’s Harvard’s job to make sure they aren’t next week.

The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers has been in negotiations with the Harvard administration for the last 15 months pursuing a fair contract.

Harvard needs to pick up the pace.

Not only that, but Harvard’s graduate students undergo difficulties on a daily basis; in return for their crucial workloads — teaching, grading, assisting research — they often are paid less than it takes to live in a city like Cambridge, where the cost of living is eye-watering.

FULL story at link above.