Wu Cancels Speech to Harvard Law Graduates as Grad Workers Picket Commencement

Wu cancels speech to Harvard Law graduates as grad workers picket commencement

The Harvard Graduate Student Union has been on strike since April 21. Negotiations with the university on proposals that include higher wages and protections for non-citizen workers have been unsuccessful for 15 months.

Boston Mayor Wu Won’t Speak at Harvard Amid Strike

The union framed the mayor’s decision as a victory, but her spokesperson said she was “deeply disappointed” that she could not attend the event. Boston mayor Michelle Wu withdrew from speaking at a Harvard Law School commencement event Wednesday after learning that striking graduate student workers had plans to picket the event. Wu, who graduated from Harvard Law in 2012, was scheduled to speak at the law school’s Class Day, held the day before …

A Conversation With Graduate Student Workers on Strike at Harvard

More than 4,000 UAW members are on strike at Harvard University.

Wu cancels Harvard speaking engagement rather than cross grad-student picket line

Wu tried and failed to reach a compromise with the Harvard Graduate Students Union, which has been on strike since April 21. The post Wu cancels Harvard speaking engagement rather than cross grad-student picket line appeared first on Boston.com.

Why Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Is No Longer Speaking at Harvard Law School’s Class Day

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Harvard Law School alumna, has withdrawn as the school’s Class Day speaker after the Harvard Graduate Student Union reportedly rejected compromise proposals from her office.