Career Survey: Let SHARE Know What Matters to YOU
All SHARE members were emailed the below message about the first in a series of surveys to help SHARE focus its priorities for Contract Negotiations 2026. Let SHARE know what matters to you!
Dear SHARE member,
Please fill out this SHARE survey about your career – Are you happy with your current job? Do you want to learn something new? Are you taking classes?
Just click: SHARE Career Survey
Preparing for Contract Negotiations this Year
As you may know, SHARE and UMass Memorial will be negotiating our next contract this year. While SHARE Organizers and Reps are constantly talking to SHARE members about what matters to them, in contract years we also do surveys to get your input about what we should be negotiating. This is the first of those surveys for this year – we think there will be 2 more, on other topics (like health insurance and raises).
The surveys are anonymous. SHARE presents the data for our union to management in our negotiations.
Why Your Input Matters
The SHARE members surveys accomplish many goals:
Clarify SHARE members’ priorities for negotiations
Help us understand what issues matter most for which groups of SHARE members
Document SHARE members opinions to show to management in negotiations
Please take the time (10 minutes, more or less) to fill out the SHARE survey -- We really appreciate it!
-- The SHARE Organizer Team
Patient Care Technician Pathway Program
SHARE and UMass Memorial are thrilled to announce the recruitment for the fourth and fifth cohorts for the Patient Care Technician (PCT) Pathway Program! This is a fantastic opportunity for prospective candidates to gain new skills while earning a salary! For more details, see the flyer below
Start the application process today by filling out the interest form PCA Pathway Program - Friends and Family Interest Form
The application deadline for our May cohort is Friday March 27th and the deadline for our July cohort is Friday June 19th.
Please direct questions to mydevelopment@umassmemorial.org
MA Apprenticeship Program
SHARE is very excited to announce another wave of the MA apprenticeship program in conjunction with UMass Memorial and QCC. This program has been a great success in helping SHARE members to grow their career in our hospital. Read on if you’d like to learn more about applying to this earn-and-learn program . . .
Exciting New Program: Introduction to Healthcare Careers
Do you want to develop a new career path at UMass Memorial? Do you have questions about what’s out there and how to get started? Or do you know someone at UMass Memorial who does? SHARE wants to help get the word out about this course offered by UMass Memorial.
SHARE members often say that they want to grow in their healthcare career, and we’re glad to see our hospital piloting this project to address that interest. As you may know, SHARE has worked with UMass Memorial to develop apprenticeship programs for specific jobs, including Patient Care Associates, Medical Assistants, and Surgical Technicians. We’re excited now to help promote this new kind of training, in which participants complete the learning on their own time, in virtual modules, as described in this program flyer.
To complete the interest form, please use this link: https://forms.office.com/r/avtN1dKLLL
