Mediation for UMass Union Members

Second round of the Resident Assistants (RAs) mediation process [is happening at this very moment]. About 60+ RAs and community members came out for a silent protest outside the mediation session. Avery Fuerst, RAU co-chair and Court Cline, UAW Servicing Representative, presented a stack of petitions and faculty/community letters of support to the Management Team at the University. Mediation continues today with a hopeful eye toward resolution of the long-expired RAU contract. RAU members … Continue reading

UAW 2322 Food Drive!

  UAW Local 2322 is sponsoring a food drive to help local pantries restock their shelves for the upcoming winter season. We encourage everyone to donate whatever they can to this drive and help us support the needs of our communities. We will be collecting non-perishable food items in our Holyoke & UMass (GEO) offices from October 15th until December 17th, and then we will … Continue reading

October 10th Debate

The Western Massachusetts Senate debate between Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will take place on October 10th at Symphony Hall (corner of Court Street and East Columbus Avenue) in downtown Springfield. UAW Local 2322 is doing turnout for the Warren-Brown debate. We will meet outside Symphony Hall starting at 4:00 pm. Please wear your union shirt. For those of you who wanted to get … Continue reading