Negotiations

10/9/2025

This week’s edition was prepared by The Point committee.  As always, The Point represents the views of the author(s) and is not the official position of the FSU.

Over the past several years the campus unions representing faculty and staff (CSU, FSU, and PSU) have all pushed for and achieved some form of “expanded bargaining” – whereby rank and file union members (who are not part of the core bargaining team) are permitted to observe bargaining sessions between their union and the Administration as “silent bargaining reps.” 

9/15/2025

Dear Members,

9/9/2025

Dear Union Member,

For almost three years, members of the Classified Staff Union, Department Chairs Union, Faculty Staff Union and Professional Staff Union, as a coalition, have been meeting with UMB administration regarding parking rates, parking passes, lot designations, public transportation subsidies and other transportation related issues.  

9/2/2025

Dear Faculty and Librarians,

To returning faculty and librarians – welcome back to campus and happy new academic year! We hope you had a relaxing period of non-responsibility.

To our thirty-four new pre-tenure and tenured faculty, welcome to campus. It was a pleasure meeting you at the new faculty orientation.  We look forward to receiving your membership application.

8/22/2025

Dear Members,

Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 17th 12:30 to 1:30PM to hear the status of transportation bargaining (formerly called parking bargaining).  Join either in person or on zoom.  Room and zoom details forthcoming.