The contract was ratified with a 97% Yes vote (1,275 SHARE members voted Yes, and 33 SHARE members voted No.) Thank you to everyone who voted, either Yes or No. It is a sign of a healthy union that so many people came to voice their opinion. The contract goes into effect next week.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
RATIFICATION VOTE SCHEDULE September 24 & 25
Monday, September 24
ACC 1:00pm - 6:00pm 4th floor, ACC4-001
Barre 11:30am - 1:30pm Break Room
Biotech III 11:45am - 2:00pm Conference Room (202)
ACC 1:00pm - 6:00pm 4th floor, ACC4-001
Barre 11:30am - 1:30pm Break Room
Biotech III 11:45am - 2:00pm Conference Room (202)
CBO
8:00am - 11:00am
1st Floor File
Room
Farmhouse 12:30pm - 1:30pm Basement Conference Room
Farmhouse 12:30pm - 1:30pm Basement Conference Room
Hahnemann
12:00pm - 1:30pm
2nd Floor Conference Room
Home Health 9:30am - 10:00am Break Room
Lincoln St Emp Health 10:00am - 10:30am Break Room
Home Health 9:30am - 10:00am Break Room
Lincoln St Emp Health 10:00am - 10:30am Break Room
Milford
11:00am
Morgan
12:00pm -
1:30pm 3rd Floor Conf Room
PTC 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Shrews Family Med 8:45am - 9:00am Break Room
Shrews Radiology 8:00am - 8:30am Break Room
Sleep Center 2:30pm – 3:00pm Break Room
So County Pediatrics 2:00pm - 2:30pm lobby
Tri-River 12:00pm - 1:00pm Community Room
WBC 12:00pm - 2:30pm Spruce Conference Room
W. Boylston Fam Med 2:00pm - 3:00pm Conference Room
328 Shrewsbury 3:00pm - 3:30pm
67 Belmont 11:30am - 11:45am Conference Room
PTC 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Shrews Family Med 8:45am - 9:00am Break Room
Shrews Radiology 8:00am - 8:30am Break Room
Sleep Center 2:30pm – 3:00pm Break Room
So County Pediatrics 2:00pm - 2:30pm lobby
Tri-River 12:00pm - 1:00pm Community Room
WBC 12:00pm - 2:30pm Spruce Conference Room
W. Boylston Fam Med 2:00pm - 3:00pm Conference Room
328 Shrewsbury 3:00pm - 3:30pm
67 Belmont 11:30am - 11:45am Conference Room
Tuesday, September 25
University
6:00am - 4:00pm
Cafeteria (back right
corner)
Memorial 6:00am – 8:00am Memorial 1 Conf Room Memorial 8:15am – 10:30am Memorial Cafeteria
Memorial 6:00am – 8:00am Memorial 1 Conf Room Memorial 8:15am – 10:30am Memorial Cafeteria
Memorial 11:00am – 4:00pm Memorial Cafeteria
Voting is limited to SHARE members. Please call the SHARE office if you need to sign a membership card.
You can vote at any location. However, absentee ballots are not allowed.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Contract Agreement!
The SHARE Contract Negotiating Team is very pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement! The contract goes into effect if SHARE members vote to approve it on September 24th-25th.
All SHARE members will be mailed to their home address a Summary of the tentative agreement, a list of Voting times and locations, a list of Information Meeting times and locations, and a Raise Calculator.
Also you can find, through this highlighted link, Full details of the Agreement.
Our goal in these negotiations has been to preserve benefits, get a decent raise, and create as much stability for SHARE members as possible. If ratified, our new contract:
• Runs for four years, from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2016
• Preserves the 85%-15% split on Health Insurance premiums & keeps co-pays the same
• Provides Raises that average 3% for SHARE members each year (see Raise Calculator)
• Reduces the Pension benefit (No pension earnings will be lost; however, starting in 2017, the calculation will be modified so that it continues to increase, but not as fast)
• Doubles UMass Memorial’s match for member contributions to the 401(k) starting in 2017
• Raises the Charge Pay differential from $0.60/hr to $2.50/hr
• Preserves the Earned Time accrual rate for current SHARE members, but reduces the rate for future members by 3 days/year
• Strengthens our Work Security language with stipulations about any potential outsourcing and department closures or sales in the future
The contract proposal also provides a timeline and guidelines for a joint Labor-Management Committee. During negotiations, SHARE and UMass Memorial identified a list of unresolved issues we have agreed to continue to discuss and try to reach agreement about. For example, UMass Memorial has stated its interest in raising parking rates gradually until SHARE member rates meet the newly-proposed higher rates. Enclosed you can find more details about the parking proposal, and a full list of the issues proposed by UMass Memorial and SHARE.
The negotiating team believes that with this agreement, we participate responsibly toward the success of our hospital, and, at the same time, provide what we and our families need, in order to deal with what seem to be ever-increasing economic pressures. We ask you to vote in favor of this agreement on September 24th-25th.
All SHARE members will be mailed to their home address a Summary of the tentative agreement, a list of Voting times and locations, a list of Information Meeting times and locations, and a Raise Calculator.
Also you can find, through this highlighted link, Full details of the Agreement.
Our goal in these negotiations has been to preserve benefits, get a decent raise, and create as much stability for SHARE members as possible. If ratified, our new contract:
• Runs for four years, from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2016
• Preserves the 85%-15% split on Health Insurance premiums & keeps co-pays the same
• Provides Raises that average 3% for SHARE members each year (see Raise Calculator)
• Reduces the Pension benefit (No pension earnings will be lost; however, starting in 2017, the calculation will be modified so that it continues to increase, but not as fast)
• Doubles UMass Memorial’s match for member contributions to the 401(k) starting in 2017
• Raises the Charge Pay differential from $0.60/hr to $2.50/hr
• Preserves the Earned Time accrual rate for current SHARE members, but reduces the rate for future members by 3 days/year
• Strengthens our Work Security language with stipulations about any potential outsourcing and department closures or sales in the future
The contract proposal also provides a timeline and guidelines for a joint Labor-Management Committee. During negotiations, SHARE and UMass Memorial identified a list of unresolved issues we have agreed to continue to discuss and try to reach agreement about. For example, UMass Memorial has stated its interest in raising parking rates gradually until SHARE member rates meet the newly-proposed higher rates. Enclosed you can find more details about the parking proposal, and a full list of the issues proposed by UMass Memorial and SHARE.
The negotiating team believes that with this agreement, we participate responsibly toward the success of our hospital, and, at the same time, provide what we and our families need, in order to deal with what seem to be ever-increasing economic pressures. We ask you to vote in favor of this agreement on September 24th-25th.
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