Hi SHARE members,

The votes are in. SHARE members have voted to accept the tentative agreement, with 81% voting YES.

Member participation makes the union strong

We want to thank all SHARE members for their participation in this process. Over the last 3 weeks, we have had a lot of honest conversations with each other about really difficult choices. Two-thirds of members voted in both SurveyMonkey votes. We have had dozens of Zoom meetings, and many, many, individual conversations. We can be proud of how we engaged with each other to figure this out.

What happens next?

Raises and contract extension: There will not be a raise on June 21, 2020. If non-union employees get a raise this year, then we will get our usual raise. Whatever happens this year, we will get a raise on June 20, 2021. And all the other protections in our contract are extended until June 30, 2022.

Admin time and comp time: This is the last week of admin pay and new comp time accruals.

Furloughs: Next week, employees on the layoff/furlough list will be notified that they are being furloughed. They will continue to be UMMS employees, continue to get benefits, can apply for unemployment, and we hope they will be back to work soon. SHARE Reps will work with anyone who has been furloughed to answer questions and provide support.

We hope you have a restful Memorial Day weekend.

Sincerely,

Elisabeth Szanto elisabeth.szanto@theshareunion.org

Andrea Caceres andrea.caceres@theshareunion.org

Jana Hollingsworth jana.hol@theshareunion.org