Dear SHARE member,
UMass Memorial leadership has just announced that all employees who do not currently have enough work to do in their own job during this crisis will be part of a “Labor Pool”, or float pool. The hospital wants to keep people on the payroll and available to be floated to where they are needed in this COVID-19 crisis, now and in the future. SHARE leaders have been talking with management about how this should work. We are advocating for fairness, transparency and employee choice.
SHARE will continue to communicate the concerns we are hearing from SHARE members to senior management, discuss concerns and problems together, and troubleshoot issues as they come up, large and small. We are acting as back-up for members who have issues that they can’t resolve through their manager, the Command Center or Employee Health. We are collecting questions and issues for management about this new plan, so please let us know what you are thinking.
The University campus recently got decorated with these messages, and we couldn’t agree more.
Staying Connected
It's as important as ever for our union to remain well connected. We'd really appreciate your help making sure that these messages are getting through to as many SHARE members as possible. Sometimes, we have incorrect email addresses -- if anyone you know isn't getting our emails, please send us their correct email address or have them contact us at SHARE.comment@theshareunion.org. Thank you.
sincerely,
The SHARE Organizing Staff
508-929-4020