2024 Boston University strike

The 2024 Boston University strike is an ongoing labor strike in Boston, Massachusetts by graduate student and residential life workers at Boston University. The strike began on March 25, 2024, and was organized by the Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU) labor union, which is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union Local 509. It is the longest strike the university has experienced since a 1979 strike which lasted two weeks and four days. A second concurrent strike by the Boston University Residence Life Union (BU ResLife Union) labor union, also affiliated with SEIU 509, ran for four days starting on April 12, 2024.

2024 Boston University strike
BUGWU, BU Reslife Union, and others in solidarity march in front of Warren Towers
DateMarch 25, 2024 (2024-03-25) - present
(BUGWU, 3 weeks and 4 days)
April 12 - 15, 2024
(Reslife Union, 4 days)
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
GoalsBUGWU
  • Increased wages
  • Healthcare and childcare benefits
  • Disability and public health protections
  • Parent and caregiver protections

BU ResLife

  • Increased wages
  • Enhanced CPR and Narcan training
  • Summer health and safety measures
  • Improved health and COVID protections
Methods
  • Strike action
  • Work stoppage
  • Picketing
StatusIn progress
Parties
  • Boston University Graduate Workers Union
  • Boston University Residence Life Union
  • Service Employees International Union Local 509
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