Ed Childs

Harvard workers fight back, win job security

Boston Scoring a victory for hospitality and service workers countrywide, on Sept. 23, UNITE HERE Local 26 at Harvard University…

October 11, 2021

 ‘We neutralized the fascists,’ says veteran union organizer

Excerpts taken from the Jan. 14 webinar,“Workers Can Defeat Fascism and Racism,” sponsored by Workers World Party, moderated by Ted…

January 22, 2021

‘End police brutality’ with new forms of union solidarity

A rally and march against police brutality called by UNITE HERE Local 26 — a union representing hotel, casino and…

July 8, 2020

Pandemic cost-cutting crisis-tunity? Workers say, ‘Nope!’

Lechat is a member of Harvard Union of Clerical & Technical Workers (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees…

April 1, 2020

Tufts University dining hall workers to take strike vote

UNITE HERE Local 26 Dining Hall workers marched and rallied March 5, eight months into contract negotiations with Tufts University.…

March 15, 2019

Boston hotel workers victorious in historic national strike against Marriott

Boston's UNITE HERE Local 26 Marriott hotel workers ended their 46-day strike with a decisive victory. Chanting “One job should…

December 1, 2018

Lecciones de la victoriosa huelga del comedor de Harvard

Las/os 750 empleados de la Universidad de Harvard - cocineros, lavaplatos, camareros y cajeros – hicieron arrodillar a la multimillonaria…

March 12, 2017

Lessons of the victorious Harvard dining hall strike, Part 4

The 750 striking Harvard University Dining Service workers -- cooks, dishwashers, servers and cashiers -- brought multibillion-dollar Harvard University to…

March 5, 2017

Lessons of the victorious Harvard dining hall strike, Part 3

The 750 striking Harvard University Dining Service workers -- cooks, dishwashers, servers and cashiers -- brought multibillion-dollar Harvard University to…

February 14, 2017

Lessons of the victorious Harvard dining hall strike, Part 2

The 750 striking Harvard University Dining Service workers — cooks, dishwashers, servers and cashiers — brought multibillion-dollar Harvard University to…

February 10, 2017