UMass scales back health services in cost-cutting move By CHAD CAIN Staff Writer Wednesday, November 9, 2011 AMHERST - The health services unit at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will eliminate 10 percent of its work force, losing more than 21 full-time positions, close its pharmacy, reduce laboratory services and scale back evening and weekend … Continue reading Daily Hampshire Gazette: “UMass scales back health services in cost-cutting move”
GEO-UAW 2322 Bus to Occupy Wall Street October 30
GEO and UAW Local 2322 are sending a bus to Occupy Wall Street! The bus will leave UMass Amherst at 7am on October 30 and return at 9pm the same day. Please RSVP to Ryan Quinn.
Food Drive Happening Now!
UAW Local 2322 is sponsoring a food drive to help local pantries restock their shelves for the upcoming winter season. We encourage everyone to donate whatever they can to this drive and help us support the needs of our communities. We will be collecting non-perishable food items in our Holyoke & UMass (GEO) offices until … Continue reading Food Drive Happening Now!
UAW Local 2322 joins legal complaint over new student “coinsurance”
On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, United Auto Workers Local 2322 joined a number of community and advocacy groups with whom we have been working to save UMass student health care to file a complaint with the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, stating that the University's new Student Health Insurance Plan violates Massachusetts … Continue reading UAW Local 2322 joins legal complaint over new student “coinsurance”