SHARE Executive Board & Representative Nominations Are Now Open
The nomination period for SHARE Representative and open SHARE Executive Board positions is now open through July 12. Official notice and details have been sent to all SHARE members at the home address on file in the SHARE office. On the SHARE website, you can also find a copy of the notice and learn more more about the role of a SHARE Representative.
Don’t forget: because the election will be electronic this year, please make sure that your personal contact information is up-to-date. And, if you haven’t yet joined SHARE, do so now! Only SHARE members can vote. It’s easy to sign up here with SHARE’s new virtual membership card.
Contract Negotiations Update, Week 2 of Training & Ground Rules
Current Highlights
Teams from SHARE and UMass Memorial continue our weekly meeting schedule for Contract Negotiations. This week, both teams will deliver opening statements.
Last week was the second of two sessions facilitated by professor Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld to lay the groundwork for our process. The teams worked to set ground rules for negotiations, and to name likely subcommittees that would focus on specific subjects.
Dr. Cutcher-Gershenfeld has told us that leaders at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) have shown interest in the innovative ways that SHARE and UMass Memorial negotiate together, and have asked to observe some of our discussions.
What are these negotiators scheming about?! Read about our pre=negotiation activities in this week’s update.