1st Circ. Rejects Harvard's Bid To Nix Union Award

By Katherine Smith · September 30, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT

The First Circuit has declined to vacate an arbitration award ordering Harvard University to include a group of doctoral psychology students in a bargaining unit for graduate student workers, rejecting the...

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Case Information

Case Title

President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Harvard Graduate Students Union - UAW, Local 5118

Case Number

25-1598

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

3720 Labor/Management Relations

Date Filed

June 27, 2025