On Wednesday, November 18, SHARE held back-to-back half-hour meetings for members, at 12:00, 12:30, and 1:00. People dropped in on their lunch break.

For those who were not able to attend, below are the agenda topics (numbered) and some of the things that came up in discussion (the bulleted points). Please let us know if you have any questions.

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SHARE Member Meeting Notes - Wednesday, 11/18/2020, 12:00-1:30pm

Zoom basics: Speaking, Using the Chat, Mute/Unmute, Using Video

Introductions – name, department, where you are working from (home, on site, mixed)

Agenda:

1. Union activity this fall

Focus on community connection: member meetings, blog updates, 1-to-1 outreach especially to new members
Responding to issues as usual: layoffs and furloughs, individual workplace issues, department issues, support in a discipline meeting, paycheck errors, working from home problems, working on site problems, clarifying policies that apply to SHARE members, compensation concerns, advice, answering questions, etc.

2. Coronavirus surge planning – what are you hearing in your department? Any changes?

People working from home mostly hearing that that will continue for at least the next few months
generally good communication and regular updates from departments represented at the meeting

3. Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

New law takes effect in 2021: January 1 for individual & military-related leave; July 1 for family leave
Both more job protection than FMLA and partial pay without using your time
Lots of questions about how the pay will work with vacation/sick time and the Sick Bank
More information coming soon on the SHARE blog

4. SHARE Reclassification Process

see SHARE contract Article 21 – gives SHARE members a process to request a review of their job classification, especially in cases where the job responsibilities have grown over time
job review requests are due by January 30
talk to someone in SHARE for more information

5. Scholarships & Free College Opportunity

see blog/email for the links and more details – note that the first scholarship deadline is coming up December 18

6. Layoff/Furlough update

test driving a training by Talent Acquisition on resume writing, job search skills (especially remotely now), and interview skills. Will roll it out to all members in the new year.

7. Anything else…

Raises – no indication whether non-union staff are getting a raise this year. If they do, SHARE staff will get our raise too. Either way, we are guaranteed a raise for July 1, 2021.
Bilingual pay in DES – counter-proposal coming soon