Goddard College faculty in the MFA-IA program joined with staff members on July 26, 2013 for a day of solidarity where members across campus wore UAW 2322 “More than Auto Workers” shirts during the MFA-IA Residency in Plainfield, VT. This is the third residency this semester where staff and faculty have united to show solidarity on the first Friday of the residency. … Continue reading
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 marked 4 years since the last time the federal minimum wage had increased, to $7.25 The Massachusetts minimum wage still stands at $8, as it has since 2008. To publicize this fact and to call for further increases, groups around the country participated in a national day of action to raise the minimum wage. In Massachusetts, Raise Up Massachusetts took the … Continue reading
ServiceNet is proposing that its employees accept low wages that do not keep pace with inflation. ServiceNet is proposing that counselors receive only 2% in guaranteed raises over 4 years. That’s one 2% raise and then 3 years with no guaranteed raises. A new full-time ServiceNet counselor earns $23,712; these are poverty wages. Yet the highest paid administrators at ServiceNet enjoyed raises in the range of 40% over the 4 … Continue reading
ServiceNet is proposing that its employees accept low wages that do not keep pace with inflation. ServiceNet is proposing that counselors receive only 2% in guaranteed raises over 4 years. That’s one 2% raise and then 3 years with no guaranteed raises. A new full-time ServiceNet counselor earns $23,712; these are poverty wages. Yet the highest paid administrators at ServiceNet enjoyed raises in the range of 40% over the 4 … Continue reading
If you are taking fewer than 5 credits in the fall, the University will NOT automatically enroll you in the health insurance. You will need to enroll manually at the Patient Services Desk at University Health Services: University Health Services 150 Infirmary Way Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 577-5000 … Continue reading