Goddard College Staff Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract

June 5, 2015 — Goddard College staff voted to ratify their first contract today in an historic vote.  Following 27 months of negotiations, 100% of staff members at the meeting voted to adopt the agreement settled last week with Goddard College Corporation management. At membership meeting for the ratification vote, Manuel O’Neill and Helen Linda were elected as Unit Co-Chairs, and nominations were opened for … Continue reading

Goddard College Staff – Notice of Ratification Vote

We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Goddard College Corporation’s (GCC) management on our first Union contract which the bargaining committee enthusiastically recommends that the members approve!   A ratification vote and information meeting will take place on June 5, 2015 from 11AM to 12PM at the Haybarn.  This meeting will be on paid time.  All members of the Union are eligible … Continue reading

GEO – NOTICE OF CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE

Dear GEO-UAW family, An enthusiastic congratulations to all of our members who graduated today! We are consistently humbled to have so many wonderful, brilliant people in this union, and we wish all of today’s graduates a bright, happy future. Thank you for all you have contributed to our campus and our union! We also have wonderful news to share with all of you: after nearly … Continue reading

4/7/2015 Goddard College Staff Union Bargaining Update

The bargaining team has had several recent meetings with the administration and we are excited to report strong momentum.  We have recently signed off on tentative agreements on a number of articles, summarized below.  There are still some challenging issues that remain to be resolved but we are optimistic that we will have a strong, complete tentative agreement to recommend for your approval soon! Our Grievance and Arbitration article … Continue reading

UMass Postdocs: Call for Bargaining Committee Nominations

The Postdoctoral Researcher Organization (PRO-UAW) of UAW Local 2322 is pleased to announce that nominations are open for 4 (four) Bargaining Committee Members. Any Postdoc union members interested in nominating themselves or any other member for these positions can email info@uaw2322.org with their nominations.  Nominations will close on April 17, 2015 at 12:00PM. Bargaining Committee Members will work with UAW 2322 Servicing Rep. Ryan Quinn to negotiate … Continue reading