Dear President Lawrence S. Bacow,

We urge you to negotiate a contract that serves the research and teaching assistants at Harvard—with protections from harassment and discrimination, with job security and fair pay, and with expansive and affordable healthcare including dental and vision for us and our dependents.

The Harvard administration has neglected issues facing student workers for too long. Over the past year, our voice has been loud and clear: we rallied, presented a petition with majority support, marched, and occupied University Hall demanding a fair contract. We cannot afford to wait any longer. It has been a year s ince we started negotiating our first contract: with few agreements on the table, we have lost trust in the administration’s commitment to a fair contract that serves our community and enables us to do our best work.

If the Harvard administration’s bargaining team continues to put forward untenable positions for negotiation and prevents us from attaining a fair contract that responds to core issues of our campaign, HGSU-UAW intends to hold a strike authorization vote.

We, the undersigned members of departments across Harvard University, commit to organizing to authorize our bargaining committee to call a strike if the Harvard administration does not allow a reasonable path forward for negotiation.

Aaron Bekemeyer, History Amy Alemu, African and African American Ayesha Mehrotra, GSD Aaron Fernandez, Sociology Studies Belle Cheves, History Abagail Burrus, Organismic and Evolutionary Anastasia Repouliou, Molecules Cells and Benjamin Berger, Public Policy Biology Organisms Benjamin Schafer, Applied Physics Abby Jamiel, GSD Anatoly Rinberg, Applied Physics Blake Dickson, Organismic and Evolutionary Abdullah Yonar, Applied Physics Andrew Bendelsmith, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Ada Shaw, Environmental Science & Biology Boryana Hadzhiyska, Astrophysics Engineering Andrew Bergman, Applied Physics Bradley Craig, African and African American Adrianna Perez, Astrophysics Andrew Block, American Studies Studies Akshita Srinivasan, Psychology Andrew Donnelly, English Brandon Mancilla, History Albert Lin, Physics Andrew Keefe, Social Policy Brett Merriam, GSD Alejandro Garcia Fernandez, Education Andrew Leber, Government Brian Zug, GSD Aleksandra Kudryashova, Germanic Languages Andrew Ross, Computer Science Brittany Giunchigliani, GSD and Literatures Andy Lee, GSD Brock Wooldridge, Organismic and Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki, Government Angela Lee, Sociology Evolutionary Biology Alexander Cowan, Music Angela Wheeler, GSD Carleigh Beriont, Religion Alexander Frenett, Physics Anna Carlsson, Harvard Law School Carly Yingst, English Alexander Schwennicke, The Classics Anne Dymek, Germanic Languages and Caroline Kahlenberg, History Alexander West, Chemistry and Chemical Literatures Caroline Martin, Applied Physics Biology Anne Lin, GSD Catherine Tsai, East Asian Languages and Alexandra Schultz, The Classics Anne-Sophie Pratte, Inner Asian and Altaic Civilizations Alicia DeMaio, History Studies Chance Bonar, Religion Allison Puglisi, American Studies AnnMarie Bridges, Religion Chantanelle Nava, Astrophysics Alyssa Botelho, History of Science Armin Schoech, Systems Biology Charlene Wang, Harvard Kennedy School Amanda Powers, College Arthur Tsang, Physics Charles Petersen, American Studies Ashley Ison, Education Chelsea Lee, GSD

Cherrie Bucknor, Sociology Erik Baker, History of Science Jacob Denz, Harvard Law School Chima McGruder, Astrophysics Erin Hutchinson, History Jake Essman, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Christian Struck, Germanic Languages and Ethan Magno, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Jambay Kinley, College Literatures Ethan Wilcox, Linguistics Jan Burzlaff, History Ciara Stein, GSD Evan Hazelett, GSD Jared Abbott, Government Clare Canavan, Chemical Biology Felix Barber, Molecules Cells and Organisms Jared Odessky, Harvard Law School Cole Meisenhelder, Physics Felix Owusu, Public Policy Jarrett Drake, Anthropology Colleen Golja, Engineering Sciences Fiona Riley, GSD Jasmine Olivier, Sociology Environmental Science & Engineering" Francisco Fernandez, Biological and Jason Buxbaum, Health Policy Cresa Pugh, Sociology Biomedical Sciences Jenna Cook, Sociology Cynthia Deng, GSD Frederick Moss, Chemistry and Chemical Jennifer Austiff, Organismic and Evolutionary Dan Strassfeld, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Biology Biology Gabriel Filsinger, Systems Biology Jenny Hsi, DrPH Daniel Eaton, Systems Biology Gabriel Schwartz, Population Health Science Jenny Zheng, Molecules Cells and Organisms Darcy Mishkind, Molecules Cells and Gal Kramer, GSD Jeremy Stepansky, College Organisms Gal Lumbroso, Molecules Cells and Organisms Jermain Heidelberg, Germanic Languages and David Matthews, Organismic and Evolutionary Genevieve Dobihal, Biological and Biomedical Literatures Biology Sciences Jimena David Garza, GSD David Tomasek, Molecules Cells and Geordie Kenyon-Sinclair, Slavic Languages and Jingyun Dai, Sociology Organisms Literatures Jocelyn Fuentes, Earth and Planetary Sciences Deanna Krokos, Harvard Law School Georgia Squyres, Molecules Cells and John Gee, History Delilah Gates, Physics Organisms John Towey, Sociology Denish Jaswal, Philosophy Georgia Whitaker, History Jonas Hermann, Germanic Languages and Deniz Aksel, Biophysics Geraud Bablon, GSD Literatures Diego Aldarondo, Neuroscience Giulia Accornero, Music Jonathan Haefner, Physics Dina Khatib, Anthropology Gregory Davis, African and African American Jonathon Booth, History Dominic Chang, Physics Studies Jordan Howell, History of Science Donald Brown, English Grant Jones, Psychology Jose Velilla, Chemical Biology Dustin Rabideau, Biostatistics Grigori Guitchounts, Neuroscience Joseph Reilly, Education D'Wayne Bell, Education Gunnar Lund, Linguistics Joshua Cetron, Psychology Dylan Suher, East Asian Languages and Gustave Lester, History of Science Juan Pablo Reynoso, GSD and Public Health Civilizations Hailey Cambra, Systems Biology Julia Silverman, History of Art and Architecture Eduarda Araujo, African and African American Hannah Katz, Sociology Julian Kimura, Organismic and Evolutionary Studies Hannah Ozmun, Harvard Divinity School Biology Edward Kim, College Hannah Pinkham, History Juliana Garcia-Mejia, Astrophysics Ege Yumusak, Philosophy Hannah Rosefield, English Justin Bloesch, Economics Elana Urbach, Physics Hans Pech, Germanic Languages and Justin Cawley, GSD Elizabeth May, Molecules Cells and Organisms Literatures Justin Chiu, Computer Science Elizabeth Spink, Public Policy Harris Eppsteiner, Political Economy and Justin Miller, The Classics Ella Antell, History Government Justin Pottle, Government Elliot Stoller, HBS Harshil Kamdar, Astrophysics Ka Ya Lee, Education Ellis Reid, Education Helen Ho, Public Policy Kaitlyn Loubet-Senear, Molecules Cells and Emily Duma, GSD Holly Dykstra, Public Policy Organisms Emily Klein, GSD Ioana Zelko, Astrophysics Kat Poje, History of Science Emily Morrow, Harvard Law School Iris Yellum, South Asian Studies Keating McKeon, The Classics Emma Adler, English Isaac Stein, GSD Keletso Makofane, Population Health Science Emma Bogler, Sociology Isle Bastille, Neuroscience Kelsey Viscount, Religion Emma Broder, History of Science Ivan Kroupin, Psychology Kevin Mizes, Biophysics Emma Ogiemwanye, GSD Ivy Yan, Harvard Law School Kierstan Carter, African and African American Eric Coles, DrPH Jacob Anbinder, History Studies Eric Johnson, Anthropology Jacob Austerman, Molecules Cells and Kwame Newton, Harvard Law School Eric Stephen, Religion Organisms Kyle Miller, GSD Erick Diaz, GSD Jacob Brown, Government Kyra Ziesk-Socolov, Harvard Law School

Laier-Rayshon Smith, GSD Mo Torres, Sociology Sarah Koval, Music Larissa Zhou, Engineering Sciences Munazza Alam, Astrophysics Saul Glist, College Laura Correa-Ochoa, History Nathaniel Braffman, Chemistry and Chemical Saul Levin, GSD Laura Royden, Government Biology Saumya Chatrath, Health Policy Lauren Taylor, Health Policy Nathaniel Herter, The Classics Scott Collier, Physics Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, Biostatistics Nayanika Ghosh, History of Science Sebastian Brass, Germanic Languages and Leo Blondel, Molecules Cells and Organisms Nevena Pilipovic-Wengler, GSD Literatures Lewis Picard, Physics Nicholas Cuccia, Applied Physics Sebastian Spitz, Harvard Law School Lidal Dror, Philosophy Nicoletta Commins, Biological and Biomedical Seda Akbiyik, Psychology Lilly Yu, Social Policy Sciences Sejal Singh, Harvard Law School Lily Hu, Applied Math Niharika Singh, Public Policy Seth Soderborg, Government Linda Honaker, Molecules Cells and Organisms Oscar Hernandez Murillo, Molecules Cells and Shandra Jones, Education Locke Patton, Astrophysics Organisms Shireen Hamza, History of Science Lolita De Palma, Harvard Law School Parastoo Massoumi, Education Simge Topaloglu, Psychology Luis Hernandez Nunez, Systems Biology Patricia Manos, History of Art and Architecture Sina Hoche, Germanic Languages and Luke Taylor, Harvard Law School Paul Anderson, Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Lyndon James, Health Policy Civilizations Siobhan Greatorex-Voith, Sociology Mac Loin, Religion Paul Haward, Psychology Sophie Hill, Government Maggie Klureza, Chemistry and Chemical Paul Johnston, The Classics Sophie Wilkowske, History Biology Paul Schwein, Molecules Cells and Organisms Soumya Ghosh, Physics Manuel Gebhardt, Germanic Languages and Paulina Haduong, Education Soumyajit Mazumder, Government Literatures Phoebe Braithwaite, English Stephanie Horwitz, Harvard Law School Manuel Melendez Sanchez, Government Princess Daisy Akita, Harvard Law School Sury Dewa Anyu, GSD Margaret Haltom, GSD Prithvi Vangal, Chemistry and Chemical Suzanne Hollister, Harvard Law School Margaret Weeks, History Biology Suzanne Paszkowski, The Classics Marisa Borreggine, Earth and Planetary Rachel Sandalow-Ash, Harvard Law School Sydney Fang, GSD Sciences Rachel Vogel, History of Art and Architecture Taylor Contreras, Physics Marissa Smit, History Radhe Patel, Harvard Law School Tessa Green, Biophysics Mark Wright, Organismic and Evolutionary Reva Dhingra, Government Thomas Hill, GSD Biology Ria Modak, College Timothy Barker, History Martin Bernstein, College Robert Brown, English Timothy Ravis, GSD Martin Reiterer, Chemistry and Chemical Robert Manduca, Social Policy Tina Wei, History of Science Biology Robert Roessler, Germanic Languages and Tristan Tay, Biological and Biomedical Massimo Cè, The Classics Literatures Sciences Matthew Brooke, Sociology Rohan Naidu, Astrophysics Tyler Garvin, Organismic and Evolutionary Matthew Heising, Astrophysics Ron Yang, Business Economics Biology Matthew Holmes, Molecules Cells and Rui Su, GSD Vail Kohnert-Yount, Harvard Law School Organisms Ruodi Duan, History Wei Li, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Matthew Schantz, Slavic Languages and Ryan Evenson, Chemistry and Chemical Wei Zhang, GSD Literatures Biology Wythe Marschall, History of Science Matthew Smith, Molecules Cells and Ryan Fontanilla, History Xiaolin Zhuo, Sociology Organisms Safeer Shersad, GSD Xochitl Morales, College Matthew Volpe, Chemistry and Chemical Sa-kiera Hudson, Psychology Yareli Castro Sevilla, American Studies Biology Samantha Payne, History Yonadav Shavit, Computer Science Maurice Wilson, Astrophysics Samuel Carlson, Molecules Cells and Yuancheng Lu, Biological and Biomedical Max Ehrenfreund, History of Science Organisms Sciences Megan Entwistle, Philosophy Samuel Dishaw, Philosophy Yu-Ying Hsieh, Molecules Cells and Organisms Melanie Basnak, Neuroscience Samuel Klug, History Zachary Gabor, Philosophy Melanie Rucinski, Public Policy Samuel Moy, Health Policy Zachary Morris, Organismic and Evolutionary Michael O'Krent, Comparative Literature Sanford Diehl, Philosophy Biology Mitch Bacci, History and Middle Eastern Sannoy Das, Harvard Law School Zachary Wehrwein, Sociology Studies Sarah Balakrishnan, History Zachary Werkhoven, Molecules Cells and Mitchell Kilborn, Government Sarah Cayer, Harvard Law School Organisms