On Wednesday, May 19, 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. The meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of the month. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 16. We will send an email reminder with the Zoom link in June.

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 5/19/2021 (12:00-1:30)

Zoom basics: Speaking, Using the Chat – put your name and dept, Mute/Unmute, Using Video

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

Agenda:

1. Union Strength

Pandemic activities included all the usual answering question, helping with problems, negotiating about changes
Instead of the normal walking around and talking with people to maintain connections, we had a 3-part plan: 1) these Zoom meetings; 2) blog updates; and 3) reaching out to individuals
It is time to start thinking about how that might change as we start to open up again: What new practices should we keep? What old practices should we bring back? What old practices did we learn we could do without?
Discussion:
- Zoom easier than traveling, also safer
- In person difficult for rest of the year, and hard to get away
- people will be working at home, or hybrid – looking likely
- Hybrid, whatever works for people

2. Raises

2021 raises 6/20/21 for employees who have completed probationary period - $0.50 or 2%
Performance Reviews and Independent Development Plans
2020 raise corrections – working on fixing rates for a dozen members still missing their probationary raise – contact SHARE with questions

3. Work From Home

Discussion:

Commonwealth Med already transitioning to more permanent work from home
August 1, Main Campus “return to normal” – may need back and forth with manager – SHARE available to help
Generational differences - More younger people think working from home is normal and desirable
People will take advantage
Most people won’t take advantage
Miss seeing people
WFH has opened up the possibility of working during a snow storm, or with a cold
Push for the right to flexibility – message from the top
Would be nice to have some options to be on site sometimes
Work logs are a sorry thank you for all we do
Career path – even harder with WFH?
We all work hard and we know everyone works hard, no insulting work log
Much easier to concentrate when I am at home – fewer den mom questions
Core competency trainings – live trainings are hard
Happy where I am – core competencies training feel like nazi training – you must work your way up – insulting
Nice to have the trainings offered but shouldn’t be so heavily pushed
Like the people I work with
Initiatives get people promoted but not at our level
Training felt like I was being treated like a child
Should be ok to keep being excellent at your job in your current position

4. Mandatory Overtime – in some SHARE areas

Continuing Care Units - inpatient adolescent psych
Animal Medicine

5. Townhall takeaways

Discussions were clipped, specifically WFH
Still have a lot to figure out
Should be cautious about timing of bringing people back
Childcare
Vaccine – not mandatory (yet)
Voluntarily register with Employee Health
Congregate care setting in the hospital
Masks have helped with colds, flu, allergies, sinus issues
Opening gym

6. Emergency Comp Time & Vacation Time – use it or lose it

June 21 - emergency comp time earned working on-site 3/16/2020 – 5/23/2020
June 19 - vacation bank over 240 hours

7. Childcare Fund – not too late to apply

8. Other Union News – St V’s strike

9. Questions:

Vax, distancing