The Grievance Coordinator will solicit member concerns to determine which are contract violations, and which are issues to organize around. If the University violates the contract, the procedure for seeking redress is the grievance process; in conjunction with the UAW 2322 Servicing Representatives, the GEO Grievance Coordinator is responsible for managing this process. Successful applicants will need to have a detailed familiarity with the GEO … Continue reading
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Please take a moment to send an email or call Marty Meehan, the Chancellor of UMass Lowell, or President of UMass Robert Caret to protest the firing of Ellen Martins, long-time adjunct professor and Union President. From the UMass Lowell Union of Adjunct Faculty (UAF/UAW) Facebook page: “UML UNION FILES CHARGES OVER FIRING OF UNION PRESIDENT The Union of Adjunct Faculty, (UAF-UAW, Local 1596) filed charges … Continue reading
The Student Health Benefit Plan year began on August 1. If you are enrolled in less than 5 academic credits this semester, are on continuation fee, need a family plan, or are taking credits through Continuing and Professional Education, you will need to enroll manually at University Health Services (150 Infirmary Way). You have until the end of the Add/Drop period (September 16th) to enroll. … Continue reading
We want to invite you to attend an exciting rally with the UAW in Washington DC on August 24. We are gathering on that day to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. We are expecting this to be a huge event, and we hope you can join us to help raise awareness of unemployment, poverty, … Continue reading
ServiceNet is proposing that its employees accept low wages that do not keep pace with inflation. ServiceNet is proposing that counselors receive only 2% in guaranteed raises over 4 years. That’s one 2% raise and then 3 years with no guaranteed raises. A new full-time ServiceNet counselor earns $23,712; these are poverty wages. Yet the highest paid administrators at ServiceNet enjoyed raises in the range of 40% over the 4 … Continue reading