In Order to Participate, Keep Your Info Up-to-Date
Please help SHARE stay strong by making sure that we have good contact information for you and your co-workers. Elections will be held electronically this year, and we want to make sure everyone can participate (details coming soon). If you don’t get email from SHARE regularly, please provide us with a cell phone number and/or personal email address (and pass along this notice to any co-workers who might not have seen this. Thanks!) Read the full post . . .
Negotiations Update & Survey Results
SHARE and UMass Memorial continue to prepare for Contract Negotiations. We expect to begin sitting down at the table together on June 23rd. In the meanwhile, SHARE’s negotiating team is having lots of important conversations and studying the SHARE Survey results to hone our priorities. Find more here, including a preliminary list of Information Meeting dates. And, check out this summary of the SHARE Survey Results.
A big shout out to one of our newest Unit Based Teams at Barre Family Health Center! Read more about their strong start
What’s New with Unit Based Teams
SHARE and UMass Memorial are very excited about new developments in partnership. We’re welcoming back former SHARE member Crystal Swenson as a UBT Coach. Plus, SHARE and UMass Memorial recently initiated six new Unit-Based Teams and are readying the launch pad for several more this year. Learn more about what’s new with UBTs. . .
How to Get Covid Test Kits . . . Without Paying for Them
In case you haven’t heard, US households are now eligible to receive an additional eight free Covid test kits from the federal government via USPS. Additionally, many health insurance providers offer a test-kit reimbursement program such as this one from Blue Cross Blue Shield. Local drugstores including CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid offer direction for other insurance providers and in-store pickup. Walgreens also provides Drive-Thru PCR testing. You can also find Covid testing sites near you through the mass.gov website.