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April 14, 2022- FSU Annual Meeting

FSU ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES 4/14/22

FSU Annual Meeting – Agenda

Thursday, April 14, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, via Zoom

Contact FSU office for list of attendees

BUSINESS

  1. Approval of agenda: Motion to accept agenda as presented. Motion seconded. Motion passes.
  2. Welcome and announcements
  3. Thank you, Tim Sieber!
  4. Past year’s accomplishments: Discussion of the FSU’s activities this year, including:
  • Labor Management meetings
  • Faculty Council: FSU non-voting representative – Steve Striffler
  • Committees: university committees, FSU contractual committees, FSU ad hoc committees, FSU by-law related committees
  • MTA-related activities: MTA Higher Education Leadership Council, UMass Unions United
  • Collective bargaining: Oct. 2019 – Apr. 2022, member updates, expanded bargaining
  • Antiracist initiatives
  • Covid-related activities: mask mandate, air testing
  • NTT workshops
  • Coalition work with sister unions: all-union protest in Nov. 2021, parking coalition

4.  Adopt FSU Budget (contact FSU office for info): Monique presents proposed FY23 FSU Budget. Ex Comm recommends proposed budget with $3 dues increase to $304 (3/24/22). There will be no increase in MTA or NEA dues. Discussion. Motion to increase Lorenzo’s salary to at least $100,000. [Lorenzo and Katie remove themselves from meeting.] Motion seconded. Discussion. Motion to close discussion. Motion does not pass. Motion to raise Lorenzo’s salary by 5% ($7 dues increase). Motion seconded. Motion passes. Motion to approve full budget as amended. Motion seconded. Motion to close discussion. Motion passes with 32 yeses and 4 abstentions.

5.  MTA Annual Meeting: May 20 and 21, 14 FSU delegates

6.  Member input on next year priorities: Discussion of priorities for next year. Topics include expanded bargaining, bargaining priorities, keeping a larger core bargaining team that includes an AL member, creation of online courses. Thank you to Steve Striffler!

MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION SECONDED. MOTION APPROVED.

MEETING ADJOURNED