Western Mass. Workers Memorial Day 2015

The Hampshire & Franklin Counties Ceremony will be: Thursday, April 23 atNoon Northampton City Hall steps followed by a march to the Registry of Deeds. The Hampden County Ceremony will be: Friday, April 24 at 1:00 PM Teamster’s Local 404 Hall, 115 Progress Avenue, Springfield The Berkshire County Ceremony will be held at: Saturday, April 25 at 10:30 AM Veterans Memorial Park off South Street in Pittsfield For more information: … Continue reading

UAW 2322 Joins the “Fight for 15”

On April 14, UAW 2322 joined with members of other UAW locals, IWW 650, Student Labor Action Project, SEIU, Jobs with Justice, and other organizations in the coalition comprising Fight for 15 for a rally and march in Boston, MA. People of all walks of life joined together to yell, “enough!” All of us: fast food cashiers and cooks, home care and childcare providers, college and university … Continue reading

UAW 2322 Victory!

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

Pride Day March!

Northampton, MA  ~ Saturday, May 2nd Pride at Work, UAW Local 2322 and other organizations invite you to join the “Labor Contingency” and march with us in the 34th Annual Pride March. Union Members and Allies from around the county will join forces to show their Solidarity and Pride! *We will gather at 11:30 at Hampton Ave parking lot (look for UAW signs) {March begins … Continue reading

4/7/2015 Goddard College Staff Union Bargaining Update

The bargaining team has had several recent meetings with the administration and we are excited to report strong momentum.  We have recently signed off on tentative agreements on a number of articles, summarized below.  There are still some challenging issues that remain to be resolved but we are optimistic that we will have a strong, complete tentative agreement to recommend for your approval soon! Our Grievance and Arbitration article … Continue reading