SHARE Friends & Family Job Fair — with Referral Bonus Opportunities for You!
You can print copies of this flyer to hand out to friends and family. Or download it and forward it via email. The digital version links to hundreds of open positions!
One way that SHARE is working with UMass Memorial to address staffing issues is through the first ever SHARE Friends & Family Job Fair. You can help others get a job doing meaningful work with good benefits and a big hiring bonus! Set up them up to meet with UMass Memorial recruiters and hiring managers, or to get more information about what jobs they might be qualified for. And help yourself, too, with a referral bonus ($500-$5,000) for any successful hire you bring in! Learn more on the SHARE website.
SHARE Members Participate in Effort to Improve Patient Experience on the Floors
Ten SHARE members (primarily PCAs and unit secretaries) recently took part in a half day retreat to learn about and improve the experience of our patients on the Med Center’s inpatient floors. SHARE members and other UMMMC caregivers) reviewed data, read patient comments, and told stories from their own experience about what works and what doesn’t. They then brainstormed and prioritized root causes that can make it hard to meet patient needs, and then brainstormed and selected interventions that might make it easier meet these needs despite the staffing and volume challenges we face. Read more . . .
2022 Dues Rates Announced
AFSCME, SHARE’s parent union, has announced dues rates increases for the upcoming year. The 2022 regular weekly dues rate for SHARE members will be $9.84. That is an increase of twenty-four cents per paycheck, or slightly more than ½ cent per hour. For members working 20 hours/week, the 2022 weekly rate will be $7.37. Assuming that the Kronos cyberattack doesn’t affect this, the new rates should be reflected in the January 6 paycheck. Learn more about how dues are calculated, what they pay for, and how they benefit you.
News that Matters to SHARE Members
In case you missed them, here are some news stories we think you should know about, including . . .
Governor Baker recently vetoed the part of the COVID Relief Spending Bill that would spend $460 million dollars on essential workers who worked in-person throughout COVID. The bill also provides money for mental health and community hospitals. The politics may still provide for some of that money to reach SHARE members.
The potential Mass General Brigham expansion to central Massachusetts could have big implications for SHARE members and our communities. We expect their independent cost analysis any day. Meanwhile, a bill that “closes a key loophole in the existing review process” regarding hospital expansion proposals moves forward after passing in the House.
Happy Holidays
Thank you for sticking together to weather a tough year. As we round out 2021, things may not be where we expected them to be, but SHARE members have done an awful lot to be proud of. Thank you.
