Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement

The GEO Bargaining Committee is proud to announce that we have come to a tentative agreement on a successor contract.  We believe that the new contract we bargained over the last few months offers significant improvements to the wages and working conditions of our members.  We are therefore recommending that members of the GEO bargaining unit ratify this contract in a vote on September 19 … Continue reading

Important UAW/UMass/AETNA Coinsurance Settlement Update

Your union, the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO/UAW Local 2322), and the University of Massachusetts have agreed on a grievance settlement for the out-of-pocket (OOP) health insurance expense amounts that graduate employees in are required to pay for plan year 2011-2012. Under this settlement agreement, the University agrees that the out-of-pocket maximum for graduate student employees covered under the student health insurance plan (AETNA Student Health) … Continue reading

UMass Announces New Health Insurance Plan and Carrier

The new health insurance plan for 2012-2013 will be offered by Consolidated Health Plans (CHP) through the Cigna provider network. You can find some information on the Consolidated Health Services website at https://consolidatedhealthplan.com/group/173/home. The full health plan brochure has not been published yet, but there is a brief summary of benefits available there. Donna Yezierski from UHS has provided us with some more information concerning … Continue reading