My name is Court Cline, and I am the Union Representative for the Resident Assistant Unit of UAW Local 2322 (RAU/UAW), the Union that represents all RAs and Peer Mentors at UMass-Amherst. Since April 2015, we have been bargaining a new RAU/UAW contract with the UMass administration. Although your bargaining team initially made some progress with some of their proposals, it is clear that the … Continue reading
UMass Residential Life employs about 400 Resident Assistants (RAs) and Peer Mentors (PMs) to provide live-in services and programming to dorm residents. RAs and PMs are unionized members of UAW Local 2322.
When RAs/PMs are fired by UMass, they aren’t just out of a job, but also lose their University-provided housing. Despite the severe consequences, UMass has in the past refused to agree to guarantee even the most minimal due process. RAs/PMs are entitled to appeal discipline, but aren’t provided with any hearing or even allowed to present their appeal in-person! The decision by the Residence Director is final and there is no right to review by a neutral third party. These are basic rights that every other employee at UMass takes for granted.
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Dear UAW 2322, We are pleased to announce that the UMass-Amherst Peer Mentors overwhelmingly voted to join the Resident Assistants unit of our Local! For over a year, the Peer Mentors have been organizing for this moment and we are so pleased to welcome them to our union! Please join us this Thursday at 6pm in the Conference Room at 120 Hampshire House, UMass-Amherst to … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jocelyn Silverlight, UAW 2322 President Jocelyn@uaw2322.org Amherst, Massachusetts – February 23, 2015 – The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB) ruled on February 20, 2015 that the UMass Amherst Peer Mentors shall hold an add-on election on whether or not to join the Resident Assistant Union (RAU), a unit of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2322. Peer Mentors are undergraduate workers who work in … Continue reading
Resident Assistants Union Meeting When: Tuesday, October 14th, 5:00-7:00 PM Where: Hampshire House Conference Room Hampshire House is the small building located right at the crosswalk over Massachusetts Ave to the Southwest Residential Area. The conference room is located on the first floor. We’ll have pizza and stuff to drink. At this meeting, we hope to elect unit co-chairs, talk about bargaining the next contract … Continue reading