Goddard College: Union Says Labor Law Violated June 17, 2013 By Eric Blaisdell PLAINFIELD — The faculty and staff at Goddard college are alleging the administration violated federal labor law when it handed down an Aug. 1 deadline to come to an agreement on the ongoing union negotiations or financial cutbacks that the administration has proposed would be put in place. The school is currently negotiating … Continue reading
We write to inform you that recent actions by Goddard’s top leadership constitute both an extremely serious breach of good faith labor negotiations and a glaring violation of the trust that ought to obtain between upper management and all community members. At a community meeting on Friday, June 14, the Administration presented its fiscal year 2014 budget forecast of a $1.5 million deficit, as well as its … Continue reading
Dear Fellow Goddard Staff Union Members, There was a Bargaining Meeting between the GC Administration team and the GC Staff Union Bargaining team today. We thought it was important to update you on what the GC Administration team proposed to us as a cost-cutting plan to be effective as of July 1, 2013. The proposal from the GC Administration was as follows: Proposed cost-cutting plan as of July 1, … Continue reading
With less than 2 weeks to go until Election Day, we need your help to send Ed Markey to the U.S. Senate to work with Senator Elizabeth Warren on the tough issues facing working families. There are labor to labor walks happening all across the Commonwealth from now until June 25th. Please join us in talking to fellow union members about the importance of this … Continue reading