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Adotio: Nioswn Eneit L*rFaml~~~~~~~~~~- ff ,c., Adotio: nios Wn eneit fo Ne Parnt UNION NEVVS PARENTS GET ADOPTION SUBSIDY The -Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers(HUCTW) won adopti.on subsidies of up to $5,,000 per child to offset the cost of adoption-related expenses, which can include legal fees, international travel, hospital and court costs. There is no limit to the number of children a member can adopt. Along with parents of new- borns, adoptive parents can get 4 weeks of paid parental first looked into adopting, there was leave (Full pay for members leave for the primary care-giver (usu- with 7 years of service; 70% ally the mother)," said Christina for members with less than Safiya Tobias-Nahi. "We let the union 7 years) and 1 3 weeks of know that for foreign adoption, both job-protected, unpaid leave. parents needed to be present. They (Harvard Union of Clerical and went back to the bargaining table and Technical Workers & Harvard got paternity and maternity leave. I see it as an equity issue - an expec- University) tant mother has maternitv leave as by Jenya Cassidy well as bonding leave. Adoption can FACULTY PARENTS GET hristina Safiya Tobias-Nahi and her husband Belkacem dreamed be just as lengthy a process." A SEMESTER OFF | ~~of a child for a time but found the costs According to the National adopting long pro- Adoption Infonrmation Clearinghouse, Full-time faculty members at ~~hibitive. In 1998, Belkacem and Christina started working at the of Massachusetts while adoption benefits have not kept University _ ~~Harvard University and learned about the union-negotiated. with more who become or pace maternity benefits, biological Assistance The were able to are starting to offer them. of a child Adoption Program. following year they adopt companies adoptive parents It can be a way to create good will under the age of five are eligi- a little boy, Saad All, from Morocco, Belkacem's native country. "Saad Ali was 6 months old when we held him for the first time. We wo'uld not-have w-ithout a high cost to the compan-y. ble for one semester of paid Monty Clemmer, Secretary Treasurer leave. The member must use been able to realize the dream of starting a family without the benefits of Teamsters, Local 1145 in St. Paul, any accrued sick leave during negotiated by the union,"1 said Christina. In 2002, the Nahis were able to- Minnesota, agrees: "We got Honeywell this time and apply for use the benefit again to adopt a second child, a little girl named Aya. to offer adoption assistance (up to FM LA to run concurrently. It's a benefit Christina and Belkacem are benefits as well. $3,000 per child). great If it becomes medically neces- negotiated adoption cost much members of the Harvard Union of CWA District I representing Verizon and it doesn't management sary to extend the leave, the - if we have members Clerical and Technical Workers employees recently increased adop- either 2,000 member can draw on the sick and 4 use the benefit this that's (HUCTW), a leader in fami- tion assistance from $5,000 to year, leave bank for more winning not a for the boost in paid days contract includ- $10,000. In addition to financial big expense off. ly-friendly language morale it the workers. (Massachusetts Society ing adoption benefits. The union is assistance, CWA locals have negotiat- gives People of ProfessorsIMA Teachers who don't use it feel more and part of a trend in the labor ed parental leave for adoption and pride & of rising connection to their and Association University movement: as more choose part-time work after birth or adop- workplace couples the who it can Massachusetts) to are ben- tion for a with full benefits. people do, well, adopt, unions negotiating year their lives." efits to help them with the process. "Our members really appreciate the change PARENTS STOP TENURE HUCTW has negotiated the following assistance with adoption," said CLOCK adoption benefits with Harvard: 4 Donna Dolan, CWA staff representa- Members of the California weeks paid parental leave for birth tive for District 1. "Often it's a lot more than assume Faculty Association can stop and adoptive parents; the ability to expensive people the tenure clock for any negotiate additional time for parental it will be. But, there is a growing which take leaves using vacation, personal or interest in adoption and we are com- year during they mitted to members who parental leave for a new child. unpaid time; and an adoption subsidy assisting Pare'nts of a newborn or of up to $5,000 per child to offset the want to start families." and want- adopted child are also eligible cost of adoption-related expenses. Couples single people Communications Workers of ing to adopt find that it is not only continued on page 2 America (CWA) has successfully expensive, it takes time. "When we m 0 m I UNION NEWVS I , ol 0 continued from page 1 N...4 , ri for 30 days of paid parental leave. New parents must apply for parental leave within 60 Supporting Parents and Carers is the slogan for a major cam- "The aim ofthe days of the birth of the baby paign in 2005 for the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied or the placement of an Workers (USDAW), Britain's fifth largest trade union. The union campaign IS quite adopted child in the home. (California Faculty Association set out to address the work/life balance for its 339,000 mem- simple: to put the & California State University bers. According to the union, their members told them loud and clear Board of Trustees) that balancing work and being a parent or caregiver is one of their main needs ofparents and concerns. Most USDAW members are shop workers - they also represent carers at the heart PARENTS WIN CHILD members in distribution, call centers, home shopping, food CARE LEAVE transport, of our chemicals and negotiating Teamsters Local 572 won child manufacturing, dairy process, pharmaceuticals. care leave for members with "Everyone is a carer, whether it be pay, paid family leave, childcare strategy and every young children. The leave is children, elderly parents or depend- arrangements that best benefit par- agreement we sign." unpaid and intended for the ent relatives," said John Hannett, ents and shift patterns that reflect care of children under the age General Secretary of the Union. the day-to-day uncertainty of caring John Hannett, of three. The maximum leave "The aim of the campaign is quite for others. On the political front General Secretary of the Union allowed is thirty-nine (39) cal- simple: to put the needs of parents they will be working closely with their endar months. Leave requests and carers at the heart of ou - nego- legislators to press for changes in the must be made at least 10 days tiating strategy and every agreement law that will make caregivers' lives before the leave takes we sign." easier. It will not be an easy cam- place. The leaders want to but the of and The is returned to a campaign paign, rights parents employee find out what for are now on the union in the same class. The parents, caregivers caregivers firmnly position parents and/or need For more details of the cam- covers a number of dependents agenda. contract from their union. Once they've dis- paign, go to http://www.usdaw.org.uk job classifications including cerned the needs of the member- accountants, bus dispatchers, ship, union negotiators will meet * Adaptedfrom press release - and data entry operators employers armed with the argu- USDAW website Supporting Parents; (International Brotherhood of ments for better maternity/paternity and Carers Campaign Teamsters Local 572 & Los Angeles Unified School District) AIRLINE EMPLOYEES I 11 1 14 CAN JOB SHARE 0 Members of the Canadian - r 1"" , ri Auto Workers Locals l1990 and 2213 have the option to reduce their work hours by Kass sector would open the way under in a share OBy~ByJamie participating job labour in Canada is playing a significant role in the international trade deals for big-box with another coworker. The ~~~rganized commercial child care chains to set for a national, child care system. And it member must find the other ~~~movement non-profit up shop in Canada. must like Canada's child care advocates are the closest they've participant and both ~~~~looks For a child care 6 labour, system commit to the agreement for been to realizing their dream of a national system of early learning and is important for providing access months. Both members receive care. The Canadian government has promised $5 billion over five years for to working parents, especially full time benefits but vacation a national and to negotiate the system's framework with women, to quality, dependable and is pro-rated. (Canadian Auto program plans provincial and territorial governments in January 2005. affordable child care. Unions also Workers Local 1990, 2213 & Air believe that the system must be Canada) coast to coast. The coalition is writ- non-profit in order to better respond ing letters, lobbying at the provincial to the needs -of families, not the For more information on and federal levels and has launched bottom line. union contract language, a campaign to send toy building There is no doubt that Canada go to wwwM.laborproject.org blocks to the politicians along with a needs a national child care system. A message outlining the fundamentals recent report by the Organisation for of a - good system. Economic Development criticized the funded and Labor Family News is These fundamentals are: fragmented, poorly published quarterly by: * Public, sustained funding marginalized state of child care services in most of Canada, and Labor Project for * A Child Care Act guaranteeing recommended govern- Working Families progressive standards and the principles of ment policies and sustainable public 2521 Channing Way #5555 Advocates sent lawmakers building blocks quality, universality, accessibility, investments.
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