Sign up for a site accountAfscme. Nage & Seiu joined together on April 11th, 2008 to bring together senators and legislators to Mass Hospital School to fully under stand the function of this caring facility. We had coffee and tea, showed a video and took them on a tour of our facility. We wanted them to feel what it is like to work here and understand the mission of the Hospital School. The Senators had many questions which were answered to there satisfaction, and were thanking us for the kind of work we do here on a daily basis. They left that day with a lot of knowledge of what we offer here. The event was a success.
Nancy Silva
AFSCME President- Local 1517
The annual SUMMUP convention was held April 4-6th at the Radisson Hyannis.
The entire weekend focused on the importance of members getting involved in politics and working to elect candidates who share our values and who will stand up and support the issues important to working families and the cities and towns in which they live.
Also at the heart of SUMMUP members is the issue of assuring there are good programs in place to assist those clients in their care and custody. Those clients are from the Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Public Health, Youth Services and Corrections.
On Friday the attendees heard from Bob Haynes, president of the Mass AFL/CIO and Mike Foster, Staff Representative from Council 93.
Staurday was a day long interactive workshop co lead by Tess Ewing and Susan Winning from the U Mass Labor Extension program.
Also, Morgan Purcell from Local 646 was elected to fill a three year Trustee seat.
