This a reminder that at the Joint Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 26th, we will be accepting nominations for the open Executive Board positions: Trustee, Recording Secretary, and Financial Secretary. There are also openings on Joint Council: 2 of 2 seats at Cutchins – School 2 of 2 seats at Cutchins – Residential 1 of 2 seats at Goddard College – Faculty 2 of 2 seats at Goddard College … Continue reading
When: 4:30 – 8:00 PM Where: Meet at the UAW 2322 office at 4 Open Square Way, #406, Holyoke, MA Join us as we go to Springfield to visit other UAW members and talk with them about Ed Markey and the special election on June 25! We will meet at the UAW 2322 Holyoke office at 4:30. This is a great … Continue reading
Goddard College: Union Says Labor Law Violated June 17, 2013 By Eric Blaisdell PLAINFIELD — The faculty and staff at Goddard college are alleging the administration violated federal labor law when it handed down an Aug. 1 deadline to come to an agreement on the ongoing union negotiations or financial cutbacks that the administration has proposed would be put in place. The school is currently negotiating … Continue reading
Watch at 15:33 to see one of your union representatives speak out in support of Bradley Manning on Democracy Now! From the Democracy Now! transcript: “BROOKS BALLENGER: Bradley Manning did a very courageous thing. He told the American people and the world about what was going on in Afghanistan and about misinformation and distortions that were used to convince people that we should be in this war … Continue reading
We write to inform you that recent actions by Goddard’s top leadership constitute both an extremely serious breach of good faith labor negotiations and a glaring violation of the trust that ought to obtain between upper management and all community members. At a community meeting on Friday, June 14, the Administration presented its fiscal year 2014 budget forecast of a $1.5 million deficit, as well as its … Continue reading