We, the undersigned Goddard faculty and staff, members of UAW Local 2322, embrace the recently announced presidential transition as an important opportunity to stabilize and strengthen the college. We call upon the Board of Trustees to engage with a full range of college constituencies around the following principles, thereby restoring Goddard’s fiscal health while upholding our mission of rigorous inquiry, collaborative participation, and “imaginative and … Continue reading
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The Grievance Coordinator will solicit member concerns to determine which are contract violations, and which are issues to organize around. If the University violates the contract, the procedure for seeking redress is the grievance process; in conjunction with the UAW 2322 Servicing Representatives, the GEO Grievance Coordinator is responsible for managing this process. Successful applicants will need to have a detailed familiarity with the GEO … Continue reading
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, The Solidarity and Education Committee of United Auto Workers Local 2322 has selected four films that study the figures behind the March: Bayard Rustin, A. Philip Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Walter Reuther. In September, we offer Brothers on the Line, an acclaimed documentary feature exploring the extraordinary journey of the Reuther … Continue reading
Goddard College faculty in the IBA program joined with staff members on August 23, 2013 for a day of solidarity where members across campus wore UAW 2322 “More than Auto Workers” shirts during the IBA Residency in Plainfield, VT. This is the fifth residency this semester where staff and faculty have united to show solidarity on the first Friday of the residency. … Continue reading
Please take a moment to send an email or call Marty Meehan, the Chancellor of UMass Lowell, or President of UMass Robert Caret to protest the firing of Ellen Martins, long-time adjunct professor and Union President. From the UMass Lowell Union of Adjunct Faculty (UAF/UAW) Facebook page: “UML UNION FILES CHARGES OVER FIRING OF UNION PRESIDENT The Union of Adjunct Faculty, (UAF-UAW, Local 1596) filed charges … Continue reading