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The Faculty Staff Union of UMass Boston

Welcome to the FSU Site. Here you will find important information about our union, including the contract, a list of officers and  Executive Committee members, the FSU office telephone number and our address. You will also find information about current issues.   Please be sure to check the site regularly for the most recent issues facing our unit. We also have provided links to related sites that   you may find useful for union issues and for professional activities.



Caroline Coscia, President 

fsu@umb.edu

 

Nuts & Bolts: Ventilation and Help Wanted

11/14/2022

Dear Member, 

This issue of Nuts & Bolts is a reminder to use the classroom air purifiers and asking you to serve as our representative on the Health and Safety Committee.

Air Ventilation

This is a reminder to make sure the Portable Air Purifier in your classroom is operational.  

As you may remember, in 2021 the FSU got a grant from the MTA to assess the air handling system in Wheatley Hall as a way of determining how well campus buildings are meetings CDC safety guidelines during COVID.

Nuts & Bolts: December 2nd, Yes or No?

11/7/2022

Dear Member, 

This issue of Nuts & Bolts is about Friday December 2nd and the possible impact to students, faculty, librarians, and staff.  

Why December 2nd

FSU Executive Committee Meeting TOMORROW Friday, 11/4, 3:00-4:30

11/3/2022

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU Executive Committee is meeting TOMORROW Friday, November 4th 3:00PM - 4:30PM (please note that the Executive Committee will likely be in executive session for the last 15 minutes of the meeting).

These meetings are open to all members.   

The meetings will be hybrid. For those joining in person, we are meeting in ISC 1 - 1400. (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

Introducing the FSU LGBTQIA+ Caucus

10/25/2022

On behalf of the newly formed LGBTQIA+ Caucus, we want to thank all of those who submitted slides and attended the first 5 and a Slide event. There are fascinating things happening across the university and it was a joy to see this work presented in a fun and laidback atmosphere. To those who couldn’t come, we will likely have another go at this event in the future.

FSU Nuts & Bolts: Core Bargaining Team

10/24/2022

Dear Member, 

This issue of Nuts & Bolts focuses on your core bargaining team and how you can help the team.  

The FSU Executive Committee is pleased to announce the members of your core bargaining team (CBT) who will bargain our successor collective bargaining agreement 2023-2026.  In alphabetical order:  

Caroline Coscia 

Political Science  

The Point: Are You a CAT Person?

10/24/2022

Greetings Colleagues,

Subject: Contract Action Team

Action Item: Consider Joining It!

As you will learn from our other blast email today (“Nuts and Bolts”) the Executive Committee  of the FSU last week elected our Core Bargaining Team (CBT) to take on the work of negotiating the successor contract to the one that we completed seemingly 15 minutes ago.  Our current contract expires at the end of June 2023 and the plan is to begin the next round of bargaining this coming winter. 

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