SHARE Retention Survey
The Results Are In
SHARE’s contract agreement with UMass Memorial expires on October 1, 2022. We will likely begin negotiating with management in early Summer. To prepare, we’re having many conversations to establish our priorities. We’re also analyzing SHARE members’ interests through a series of surveys.
Thank you to the 1150+ of you who responded to the first in the survey series: “Retention, Why People Stay or Leave.” We’ve prepared this report for you to see the results, and to read what your co-workers are saying:
More is on the way. Keep your eyes peeled for surveys about . . .
Career development: How do SHARE members want to grow at UMass Memorial? – coming soon
Benefits
Money, and overall priorities
Your participation matters! Contract negotiations are a time to make our voices heard, fix problems, set a course for the future.
Mass General Brigham Scraps Expansion Plans in Westborough
MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL SHARE MEMBERS CELEBRATE
Good news came on Friday night in a surprising twist in the saga of the MGB proposal to build three new huge ambulatory centers west of Boston: MGB retracted the proposal. MGB got word that the Department of Public Health was going to deny their application. This is an important development for our community, and comes in part as a result of partnership between SHARE and UMass Memorial advocating to our state legislators to protect healthcare costs and the quality of care in Central Massachusetts.
“I am so excited and relieved to hear the news that MGB won’t be opening down the street! People told me ‘they (MGB) are a giant, a monster - you won’t be able to stop them. It’s in the bag - there’s nothing you can do’. Well, all of our hard work meeting, writing, and testifying has paid off! When great people come together and give it their all, they can achieve truly amazing things.”
Taryn Harding, pictured here at a SHARE “Smile for a Raise” event supporting contract negotiations at Marlborough Hospital
SHARE Leaders met with legislators to update them about progress on contract negotiations at Marlboro Hospital and to urge them to oppose the MGB expansion.
Free Housing Mediation Services
The Family Services of Central Massachusetts (FSCM) Mediation Department, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, is a Worcester based Community Mediation Program covering all of Worcester County. Their Housing Mediation Program offers FREE mediation services to landlords and tenants. Learn more . . .