University Campus Negotiations Info Table & Poster Signing
Tuesday, August 9, from 11:30am-1:00pm, SHARE will have an information table set up outside the old main entrance to the hospital, near the Prescription Center. Please come by to talk with SHARE organizers about what’s happening in Contract Negotiations. And, please bring your co-workers to sign the poster in support of good raises and a strong contract.
SHARE Needs Your Info About What Other Employers Pay
You can help SHARE in a way that no one else can: we need to know what you know about the job market for comparable jobs at other institutions. The SHARE organizing team is compiling stories and data about what we’ve heard about other employers, specifically how their pay, benefits, and culture compete with what UMass Memorial has to offer. We’re advocating for improvements that make it an easier decision to come to work here and a wise choice to stay. Let us know what you’ve experienced in your job search, or about things you’ve heard from your friends in the field.
SHARE Executive Board Election, University Region C
Reminder to SHARE members at University in the Technical and Diagnostic areas (region C): please remember that your votes are due by August 9 at noon. Eligible voters have been sent a link to vote from ElectionBuddy at their work email address and cell phone number that SHARE has on file. Find more details, and a list of eligible departments, here. If you have questions, or if you believe you should be eligible but did not receive an email from ElectionBuddy on Friday, 7/22/22 at 12pm, please email share.elections@theshareunion.org.
Free College Benefit: Continued Complications
Earlier, we reported on the SHARE blog that the AFSCME Free College Benefit was being discontinued. Although the program was briefly re-instated, the free college providers serving Union Plus and the AFSCME Free College Benefit have again suspended some programs. Current enrollees should contact their college for details. Thank you to the SHARE members who reported to the SHARE staff your difficulties contacting the program, and alerting us to a problem. SHARE has been posting more specific updates to the original SHARE blog post, here. SHARE will continue to keep our eye on developments, and to report about educational opportunities for members.
Let’s Keep Connected
SHARE continues to receive reports that folks aren’t receiving informational emails like this one. Please help SHARE stay strong by making sure that we have good contact information for you and your co-workers. 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 more here.
COVID Test Kits Update
If you still have older kits on hand, you may still be able to use them. The Boston Globe reports that the FDA has approved expiration extensions for several brands of rapid test kits, according to the agency’s website. Find a list of extensions and learn how you can get new test kits free on this SHARE blog post.
