Goddard College Faculty Union Update

Publication of the Collective Bargaining Agreement After an editing and signature-gathering process that took far longer than expected, our current CBA is now available on the UAW Local 2322 web site: Goddard Faculty CBA 2015-2018. A hard copy will be mailed to union members later this month. The CBA will also be posted on the college’s web site. GCFU Officer Elections The terms of office … Continue reading

Student Workers Fight for Just Cause

Since April the Resident Assistants (RAs), now with the addition of the Peer Mentors (PMs), have been battling with UMass Administration to receive the same fairness offered to the other unions on the Amherst campus, including fellow UAW 2322 members (Graduate Employees and Postdocs). Tuesday, December 8th, a rally formed at the student union building and marched their way to the administrative offices at Whitmore.  … Continue reading

Congratulations to new Goddard Staff Leadership

We are pleased to announce that nominations have closed for the positions of Goddard College Staff Unit Co-Chairs and Treasurer. We had one nomination for each position, so each nominee is considered to be elected in accordance with Article 38, Section 17 of the UAW Constitution. Congratulations to the new leadership team: Monica Nelson, Co-Chair Elizabeth Medina, Co-Chair Lise Couture, Treasurer … Continue reading

Tri-State Membership Meeting!

Last Thursday UAW 2322 attempted its first ever multi-state meeting. We have been working on a way to be inclusive of members we represent who are not able to attend our meetings because of physical locations and hours of driving to get there. We had a few glitches but overall we were successful in our goal of connecting multiple sites with video and audio. We … Continue reading

NCYF Contract Ratification Vote 10/28/15

NCYF Workers Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract! After ten (10) months of bargaining the Northeast Center for Youth and Families (NCYF) Residential Counselors Bargaining Committee have reached a settlement with their employer. Many improvements: both economic & non-economic!  More details after the vote. The ratification vote will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 am at NCYF’s All Staff Meeting.  That meeting is being held Wednesday, … Continue reading