2017 NOTICE of NOMINATIONS and ELECTIONS

2017 NOTICE of NOMINATIONS and ELECTIONS 

for SHARE-UMMS Representatives and SHARE Executive Board 

Open positions this year are 

• 1-year Representative positions: 10 for the main campus; 8 for South Street; 5 for the CCU; 3 for all offsite locations together.  
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• 2-year Executive Board positions: President; Secretary; and two at-large Executive Board members. (The other four Executive Board positions will be up for election in October 2018.) 

After the close of the nomination period, all nominees will be contacted to see if they accept the nomination and want to run for that office.  If there are more nominees than there are positions to fill, then we will have an election. Otherwise, the nominees are considered elected. You will be notified about whether any elections are contested.  

You can nominate yourself and other SHARE members for these positions  

Monday, October 23 - Tuesday, November 7 at noon 

Elections will be held on November 15 & 16 

if there are contested positions 

VOTING LOCATIONS, DAYS & TIMES 

Wednesday, November 15  South Street & CCU  South St, Canada, 12-2:30pm  CCU, 7-7:30am and 2:30-4pm

Thursday, November 16  Main Campus  LRB Lobby, 9-10:30am  Sherman AS8-2072, 11-2pm  Main School S1-123, 3-5pm

Thursday, November 16  Offsite Locations  Biotech One, 9-9:30am  Biotech Two, 10-10:30am  BNRI, 11-11:30am  Chang Building, 12-12:30pm  Shaw Building, 1-1:30pm  Memorial Hospital, 3-3:30pm

To run for Union Rep or Executive Board Member 

1. You must have been a dues-paying SHARE member for at least 6 months prior to the election.   

2. You must be nominated in writing by a SHARE member (either a co-worker or yourself).  

3. Current SHARE Reps who wish to continue to be Reps need to be nominated again this year.
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To nominate someone for Union Rep or Executive Board Member 

1. Please send nominations by email to share.elections@theshareunion.org; or by fax to (508) 929-4040; or by U.S. mail to SHARE, 50 Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01604. However you send the nomination, it is a good idea to call to confirm that it arrived. The phone number at the SHARE office is (508) 929-4020. 

2. Nominations should include: 

the name, department and phone number of the person being nominated;  

the position for which they are being nominated; and 

the name and phone number of the person submitting the nomination. 

Nominations must arrive at the SHARE office by noon on November 7.  We cannot accept late nominations.  

Nominees will be offered the opportunity to decline the nomination. Anyone who does not decline is then a candidate. 

Descriptions of the different roles 

Below are brief descriptions of the roles of Union Reps and Executive Board Members. If you want to talk about what it would be like to be a SHARE Rep or to be on the Executive Board, or if you have other questions, please call the SHARE office at 508-929-4020, or talk to someone you know who is involved with SHARE.  

SHARE Reps: There is a Union Rep for approximately every 50 SHARE members.  A Rep is a contact person for their area. Union Reps get training from SHARE to move information between co-workers and union leadership.  Reps are elected for a 1-year term. 

SHARE Executive Board Members: Executive Board members have responsibility for the whole union. They make decisions about the direction of our union and participate in contract negotiations.  

20th Anniversary Celebration This Thursday!

It's here! Happy anniversary! This Thursday, we kick off a year of celebrating throughout our campuses with a bash on the University Campus. Join us for some fun!

SHARE 20th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, September 21st

11:45-1:15  

UMMS Faculty Conference Room

• Food! Including sub sandwiches, homemade treats, and -- of course -- chocolate!
• Songs! New and old, written by SHARE members
• Special guests! Including Congressman Jim McGovern, returning to congratulate our union, which he championed on our campus 20 years ago
• Raffle! Enter to win one of several baskets. All proceeds go directly to support the Cancer Walk
• Memories, Friends, and More! Including free SHARE Union schwag!

Both our Hospital and Medical School unions will enter contract negotiations in the coming year. This is a perfect time to show off the good things our unions have done, to highlight our goals, and to demonstrate to the community our strength and aspirations. Let’s eat, and laugh, and enjoy!

Developments, details, and other anniversary events can be found at www.theshareunion.org/20years

Help Keep Your Union Strong

Hi blog reader!

We really appreciate that you’re keeping tabs on your union’s news. There are now a few hundred subscribers to the SHARE blog . . . not to mention all of our unsubscribed readers. Thank you!

Never have our connections to one another been more important than now. Our unions have grown to include over 3,200 members. If you’re a faithful blog reader, or have been around our union for a bit, you know that person-to-person conversations make our union strong. That's a lot of conversations.

This Thursday, we’re hosting our first big event to celebrate SHARE’s 20 Year Anniversary. Throughout the year, we’ll be celebrating on all of the campuses, and we want to kickstart things right. We encourage everyone who can to come out to this one. Every member deserves to have a meaningful connection to their union, and we would love your help.

Here are a few things you can do now . . .

Ten Easy Things You Can Do this Week to Help Keep SHARE Strong

1. Come to our keystone event, the 20th Anniversary Celebration, on September 21st.
2. Bring a plate of finger foods to that party.
3. Email a photo of yourself, along with a quote about what SHARE means to you, to kirk.davis@theshareunion.org.
4. Print a flyer or three, and post them in your area.
5. Send an entry to the Great SHARE Recipe Swap.
6. Hand out postcard invitations to friends and co-workers (ask your SHARE organizer for some, or contact the SHARE office: 508-929-4020).
7. Help plan to celebrate on your campus . . . contact your SHARE organizer for details.
8. Subscribe to the SHARE blog.
9. Warm up your voices and be ready to sing.
10. Ask your co-workers to do any of the above!

SHARE at Fenway Park

SHARE Union Co-President Bobbi-Jo Lewis

on deck to be recognized

during the pre-game ceremonies

There’s nothing like that feeling of being in the ballpark with friends, with the bright lights all around, as a talented singer nails those last few bars of "The Star Spangled Banner." And when Martha Vedrine stepped her voice up an extra interval near the end of her recent performance of the Anthem at Union Night, it was a magical thing. The stands erupted. Martha is a member of our sister union at Harvard University, HUCTW, where she works at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.  

HUCTW member Martha Vedrine
singing the National Anthem

At the Red Sox game at Fenway Park on Labor Day, over 220 of the seats were filled by members of SHARE and HUCTW. Union Night is designated to recognize what unions do to improve the lives of working people.

Our own SHARE Hospital union co-president, Bobbi-Jo Lewis, was recognized during the ceremonies. "I've been bringing my kids to watch the Red Sox since they were little. It was really special for them to be in the stands while I got a chance to wave up at the crowd from the field," Bobbi-Jo said.

Bobbi-Jo's kids at the game:
SHARE member Emily Anderson
and her brother Tyler

We’re already looking forward to the next Union Day at Fenway. Although the Major League schedule hasn’t been announced for next season, we’ve got our fingers crossed for a day game, so more SHARE families can be able to come. We’ll keep you posted.

In the meanwhile, most any time that you go to Boston to see the Sox, you can listen to the musical skills of HUCTW member Josh Kantor. Josh is Fenway’s official organist. He has negotiated a flex-time arrangement with his supervisors at Harvard University’s Loeb Music Library so that he can perform at all of the home games. Next time you’re at a game, you can even Tweet him a song request!

The Great SHARE Recipe Swap: Kathy Bateman's Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Looking for a festive party food that you can whip up quickly to bring to an event? Let’s say, for example, the SHARE 20th Anniversary Party? SHARE-UMMS President Kathy Bateman has you covered. Below is her recipe for Chocolate Covered Pretzels.

If you’re bringing your Nana’s secret-recipe fudge brownies to our big day, that’d be a welcome treat, of course. That said, we also would love to include everyone in the recipe collection. To learn more about our pot-luck event, and to access the Recipe Swap easy submission form, just visit the Great SHARE Recipe Swap website.

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

About this Dish: This recipe is so fun and easy that children will enjoy rolling, sprinkling and designing their own pretzel creation. I make these during the holidays and they disappear in no time.

Ingredients & How to Make It:

1 container of Pretzel rods (about 48 rods in a container)

Melting chocolate – I use white and milk, but you can use whatever color/flavor you like.

Sprinkles for decoration

Parchment or wax paper

Preparation:

Have at least 4 large cookie sheets lined with parchment paper – this makes clean-up a breeze and the pretzels will not stick to the cookie sheet.

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees and turn the oven off.

Place the vanilla and chocolate on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and put into the oven to let the chocolate melt. Test for doneness by taking a toothpick, and swirl the chocolate through the middle.

While the chocolate is melting, place two of the parchment lined cookie sheets in the freezer so the chocolate will harden quickly after being dipped.

When the chocolate is melted, remove from the oven. Roll the pretzel rods in the chocolate to coat evenly and place on a frozen cookie sheet. This works up quickly. Once you have a whole sheet of pretzels, sprinkle with colored sprinkles and drizzle the different colored chocolate over the dark chocolate, same with the dark chocolate, drizzle over white pretzels. If you don’t have sprinkles, the drizzles will do just fine.

Place the decorated pretzels in the freezer for about 5 minutes. After removing from the freezer, place the pretzels on a plate or platter. Enjoy!

Additional Comments:

I purchase the white and chocolate flavored “Plymouth Pantry Almond Bark” at Wal-Mart, but you can use any kind of melting chocolate.

Submitted By: Kathy Bateman

Department: Pathology