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Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, December 9th. Here are today’s meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative. Minnesota Department of Health Updates: There is an increasing case count in the 18-24 age range: 3,000 last week compared to 2,000/week recent trend. Positivity rate and hospitalization rate have both […]

Dear Colleagues,Over the last several weeks, the Staff Union Bargaining Team has been working on an updated Leave article, including Parental Leave. Monday night during bargaining, the Union Bargaining Team proposed a Letter of Understanding that would allow the University to immediately institute a New Parent Leave Policy.The policy would provide up to 6 weeks of paid leave–separate from your accrued […]

Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, November 11th. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative. Minnesota Department of Health Updates: Cases remain “high” in nearly all MN counties. Campuses are continuing to do well, but the concern is about a large uptick in hospitalization and the […]

Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, November 4th. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative. Minnesota Department of Health Updates: Cases remain “high” in nearly all MN counties – significant recent increases in regional rates. Vaccination now available for children ages 5-11. Updated CDC guidance for higher education.  Vaccine […]

Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, October 28th. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative. Minnesota Department of Health Updates: MDH suggested keeping the masking requirements indoors through the end of November. During the MDH meeting, there was a discussion of what not to use antibody […]

Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, October 21st. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative. Minnesota Department of Health Updates: 3,000 cases of COVID-19/week in the 18-24 year old range in MN (down from 4,000/week in previous report). Statewide positivity (8.3%) and hospital usage still very […]

Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, October 14th. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative. Minnesota Department of Health Updates:  There was no general higher education meeting this week.  Updates from Augsburg’s classroom group: Based on their meeting notes, they are looking into advice for institutions on mask […]

Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, October 7th. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative.Minnesota Department of Health Updates: Visit Minnesota’s COVID-19 Response Capacity webpage to view data for capacities for hospital surge. Hospitalization rate and test positivity rates are up for COVID-19. There is a free Docket smartphone app available […]

Dear Colleagues,Are you interested in getting more involved with the Augsburg Staff Union? The Contract Action Team is recruiting: Short term: Help us plan our next Town Hall lunch & learn! Help the CAT prepare the next virtual Town Hall. This is a great chance to learn more about union bargaining, union issues, and get connected to […]

Dear Colleagues,The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, September 30. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative.  Minnesota Department of Health Updates:  Faculty/Staff over 18 who are at increased risk for exposure may receive a booster dose for the Pfizer vaccine six months after completing the primary series for […]