The pandemic has exposed the inequalities in our state’s child care system. Low-income communities and communities of color — especially Black and Latinx mothers, women of color who own small child care businesses, and grandparents and other informal caregivers — have all disproportionately borne the brunt of the public health and economic crises. With the American Rescue Plan funding, our leaders have a unique opportunity … Continue reading
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Position: Full Time (40 hours) Union Representative/Organizer. UAW Local 2322 is based in Holyoke, Massachusetts, however this position will involve some travel around the region. Hours of work: Flexible full-time work schedule (can be long & unpredictable based on membership needs) Job Duties include but are not limited to: -Coordinating member-driven and member-lead contract negotiations with a racial equity lens-Working with members and stewards to … Continue reading
UAW 2322 members include thousands of hardworking parents in Western Massachusetts who struggle to access affordable child care as well as child care center workers who are underpaid and undervalued. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the realities that affordable, quality child care is essential to all workers and that child care workers are essential to our economy. UAW 2322 has joined the campaign for a … Continue reading
We had a successful bargaining session Monday, August 3rd. Members on the negotiating team were able to reach a tentative agreement that will be voted on by the entire membership for approval this week!Congratulations on all your hard work advocating for what we deserve and winning pay that goes beyond the May 1st timeline that management originally offered. Below is a summary of the tentative … Continue reading
In bargaining sessions and meetings, fellow members have said “We need more to recognize the work we do” than what ServiceNet management has offered. Our union is us, the 500 members at ServiceNet that make the agency run. We decide together what to accept or reject from management. There is no outside person making these decisions. Management has held up payment by not listening to workers.The money … Continue reading