It’s happening Thursday, Dec. 17th at 6pm. The UAW Local Membership Meeting & Holiday Social will be held at Open Square’s Cafe. Chuck, the cafe’s owner, will be preparing some delicious food for us to enjoy. For directions to Open Square visit https://uaw2322.org/how_to_get_here.htm The cafe is at One Open Square Way, Holyoke. Enter from the yellow door in the parking lot marked with the Cafe’s … Continue reading
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Tuesday, December 1 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. will be the last membership meeting of the semester, and of 2009! We’re meeting in Campus Center room #162-175. Food will be provided including veggie wraps, humus and tabbouleh. A number of key committees will be constituted at this meeting, including the personnel, elections, bylaws, and finance committees. The bylaws committee is open to the entire membership. … Continue reading
Story by Kristin Palpini from
http://www.gazettenet.com/2009/11/19/health-care-coverage-change-upsets-umass-grad-students
AMHERST – The high cost of health care is taking its toll on University of Massachusetts graduate students.
In an email survey of 500 graduate students, 66 percent of respondents said increased costs and changes to their health care coverage have dissuaded or inhibited them or family members from seeking care this fall.
Of the 135 respondents with children, 72 percent said they had been dissuaded from bringing a child to the emergency room because of an increased deductible.
In August, changes were enacted to UMass’ student health insurance plan in the face of rising costs. The end result was, among other things, a $200 increase by way of an annual deductible, a facet of health insurance that requires a person to pay, in this case $200, worth of medical expenses (excluding co-pays) before the insurer contributes to additional medical costs.
Continue readingUpcoming Events What: Legal Issues Forum for International Students When: November 19, 2009, 5:p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Where: Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union GEO’s International Student Caucus, in collaboration with Student the Legal Services Office and International Programs Office, presents: LEGAL ISSUES FORUM for International Students on November 19, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. to … Continue reading