5/18/22 Topics:
Union presentation on mandatory overtime and understaffing in the Adolescent Continuing Care Units and the Animal Medicine department. ACCU has people not able to leave at the end of their shift. Animal Med has people who have to work overtime on weekends and holidays to cover the work.
Management presentation on inclement weather and hazardous conditions - how essential staff are compensated when non-essential staff are sent home with pay - led to a problem when used for extended period of time during the pandemic - proposal to limit comp time to weather events
Duration - both sides interested in a 3 year contract if we can agree on everything else
Management proposal to add policies to the SHARE contract that are already in effect: Juneteenth Holiday, Volunteer Time Policy, and Work from Home Policy
How to implement the Bilingual Pay differential in DCBS - small group met offline and reported back to the negotiating teams
6/2/22 Topics:
Union presentation on Childcare Fund
Union Presentation on Remote & Hybrid Work
Management Presentation on mandatory overtime issues at ACCU and Animal Medicine
Check in on other issues
6/15/22 Topics:
Union presented options for how to implement bilingual pay differential in DCBS
Union presented counter proposal on how to address concerns about too much comp time as a result of hazardous work conditions during pandemic
Interests and Options discussion about Childcare Fund
Interests and Options discussion about Remote & Hybrid Work
Management proposed discussion about some options for covering weekends in Animal Medicine without mandatory overtime
Management proposed further discussion around some of the causes of mandatory overtime in the ACCU
Union delivered letter from SHARE members about the COVID Appreciation bonus
What else to know:
The management team is not yet ready to discuss wages. Financial issues are usually discussed toward the end of negotiations.
A delegation of SHARE members delivered the COVID Appreciation bonus letter to UMass Chan senior leadership, in addition to giving it to the management negotiating team
We had a couple of fully remote negotiating sessions, but were back to meeting in person (with a hybrid option) for the 6/15/22 meeting
We negotiate again on 6/29, and will have a few smaller meetings on specific topics before that