ATTENTION GEO MEMBERS: NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT The President’s responsibilities will include but are not limited too: organizing and overseeing the election of Stewards in departments and/or work sites; Chairing Steering Committee meetings and General Membership meetings and ensuring agendas are set for both; supervising membership drives; primary GEO representative to the Joint Council of Local 2322 and must attend Joint … Continue reading
UAW Local 2322 is sponsoring a food drive to help local pantries restock their shelves for the winter season. We encourage our members to donate whatever they can to this drive and help us support the needs of our communities. We will be accepting items in the GEO office, room 201 of the Student Union, until December 18th. We will then send the donations to … Continue reading
It’s happening Thursday, Dec. 17th at 6pm. The UAW Local Membership Meeting & Holiday Social will be held at Open Square’s Cafe. Chuck, the cafe’s owner, will be preparing some delicious food for us to enjoy. For directions to Open Square visit https://uaw2322.org/how_to_get_here.htm The cafe is at One Open Square Way, Holyoke. Enter from the yellow door in the parking lot marked with the Cafe’s … Continue reading
Tuesday, December 1 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. will be the last membership meeting of the semester, and of 2009! We’re meeting in Campus Center room #162-175. Food will be provided including veggie wraps, humus and tabbouleh. A number of key committees will be constituted at this meeting, including the personnel, elections, bylaws, and finance committees. The bylaws committee is open to the entire membership. … Continue reading
Story by Kristin Palpini from
http://www.gazettenet.com/2009/11/19/health-care-coverage-change-upsets-umass-grad-students
AMHERST – The high cost of health care is taking its toll on University of Massachusetts graduate students.
In an email survey of 500 graduate students, 66 percent of respondents said increased costs and changes to their health care coverage have dissuaded or inhibited them or family members from seeking care this fall.
Of the 135 respondents with children, 72 percent said they had been dissuaded from bringing a child to the emergency room because of an increased deductible.
In August, changes were enacted to UMass’ student health insurance plan in the face of rising costs. The end result was, among other things, a $200 increase by way of an annual deductible, a facet of health insurance that requires a person to pay, in this case $200, worth of medical expenses (excluding co-pays) before the insurer contributes to additional medical costs.
Continue reading