Holyoke has called a 2 hour delay for public schools. This means our offices are on the same delay. As a reminder our UAW 2322 offices follow the same closings as the City of Holyoke when it comes to inclement weather and the public schools. If you see the public schools for Holyoke closed than we will be too. … Continue reading
Due to inclement weather the UAW offices will be closed on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. We would also like to remind you that the offices are closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday. We hope you will all have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Our offices will reopen Monday, December 1st.
On November 18, the Goddard Staff Bargaining Committee met with management to negotiate a first agreement for the union. Following up on our October 30 bargaining session, where we were able to come to tentative agreement on “Union Recognition”, “Discipline and Discharge”, “Non-Discrimination”, “Sexual Harassment”, “Personnel Files”, “Notices”, “Severability”, “Union Security”, “Labor/Management Committee”, “Residency Employees”, and “Probation and Probationary Periods”, we reached conceptual agreement on the articles … Continue reading
By Nancy Fish, UAW 2322 Servicing Representative Violence seems to be everywhere; it’s always in the news. You may have witnessed violence at work on occasion, or even regularly. You may be a survivor yourself; maybe it happened at work or maybe you were abused in our own home (see below: Massachusetts Domestic Violence Bill). Our local Union is seeing an increase in violence in … Continue reading
Traditionally, the Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO award six $500 scholarships to high school seniors in the spring. Due to the low response this year, we have two $500 scholarships still available. At the October monthly meeting, the body voted to offer the two remaining scholarships to college freshman who are children of members of unions affiliated with the Central Labor Council. We conduct the program “in house” with two local … Continue reading