Halloween Safety Tips

Motorists Watch for children darting out from between parked cars and walking in the road. Enter and exit driveways with extra caution. At twilight and later in the evening, watch for children in dark clothing.   Parents Make sure that an adult or an older responsible youth will be supervising the outing for children under age 12. Know the names of older children’s companions. And … Continue reading

‘Superstore’

Does this TV show seem a little too familiar to some of you? Labor Notes has an article that compares the employees from the show’s big box store ‘Cloud 9’ to the real life Walmart stores. You can read it here: http://labornotes.org/blogs/2016/09/superstore-realest-retail-sitcom-yet … Continue reading

Save Our Public Schools

Join the fight to defeat Question Two in November! Currently, over $400 Million year is diverted from Massachusetts Public Schools to fund charter schools, hurting their ability to fund quality, public school education for every student in Massachusetts.  What would happen if that amount was doubled? Tripled? In 2017, charter schools will siphon off more than $450 million in funds that would otherwise stay in public … Continue reading

Save the Date!

Save the date for our upcoming UAW 2322 – Membership Meeting October 13, 2016 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM  LOCATIONS: * First Churches of Northampton – Lyman Hall 129 Main Street, Northampton, MA * Goddard College – The Clockhouse 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT * Best Western Plus Executive Court & Conference Center 13500 South Willow St., Manchester, NH Food & Drink will be served. Please … Continue reading

Contract Ratified with Overwhelming Support!

Congratulations are in order for the Resident Assistants and Peer Mentors from The University of Massachusetts in Amherst.  They voted today to accept the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University and the United Auto Workers. 99% of the voter turnout voted in favor of the new contract! For those who missed today’s orientation, these photos are of the standing ovation given to the Union Bargaining Committee for all their hard and tireless … Continue reading