UR Service Workers Rally & March to River Campus
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER UNION CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
CONTRACT TALKS BREAK OFF INFORMATIONAL PICKET - FRIDAY, MARCH FOR JUSTICE – SATURDAY
Contract negotiations broke off Monday with little progress toward an agreement. UR management still insists on ending our National Benefit Fund and moving us into its health plans which cost us a lot more money and cover less. UR is also offering only a 1% wage increase each year of the contract. No further talks are scheduled until next Monday, October 15.
HUGE MEMBER TURNOUT APPROVES ACTION PLAN
770 union members attended meetings on Tuesday, a record turnout, and voted nearly unanimously to picket and protest UR management’s completely unreasonable offer in negotiations. The tally in the secret ballot vote was 757 yes, and 9 no. Here’s the plan:
WE NEED EVERY MEMBER TO WALK THE LINE - NUMBERS COUNT!
Informational Picket
Friday, October 12, 2012
Report to Elmwood Avenue in front of Strong Memorial Hospital Main Entrance
12 noon to 4 pm
March to River Campus + Rally
Friday, October 12, 2012
From Strong Memorial Hospital Main Entrance to UR River Campus
4 pm
Family March from the 19th Ward to UR River Campus
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Meet at Brooks Landing - Corner of Genesee Street and Brooks Avenue
2:30 pm
You must be on non-work time. Bring family, friends, and neighbors.
Issued by the Joint UR Union Negotiating Committee of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and SEIU Local 200United.
