April 28, 2021- FSU Annual Meeting

FSU ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES 4/28/21

FSU Annual Meeting – Agenda

Wednesday, April 28, 2-4 pm, via Zoom

Contact FSU office for list of attendees

BUSINESS

1. Welcome. Announcements: State parameters have been released for raises. Introductions.
2. Past year’s activities: Forums, surveys, department meeting visits, constituency meeting visits, collective bargaining, expanded bargaining, grievance committee, FSU committees, university committees.
3. Review of Course Load Reductions (CLRs) for Fall 21 and Spring 22. FSU will bargain for additional CLRs.
4. FSU and JCC Budgets (contact FSU office for info): Discussion of proposed FSU FY22 budget. FSU Executive Committee recommending membership dues increase of $25 per year for FY22. Move to approve FY22 proposed FSU budget with $25 dues increase. Motion seconded. Discussion of motion. Vote to call the question (close discussion): motion passes. Motion to approve FY22 budget with $25 dues increase passes.
5. Bargaining Update: Discussion of interactions with the Administration and of FSU proposals.
6. MTA: Max Page and Suzanne Wall provide updates on higher education funding and the Cherish Act. UMB is getting $18.5 million in latest round of funding from American Rescue Plan Act. State budget was level funded for the fall. House budget is $30 million more than last year. Goals: Debt-free higher education; NTT justice – health insurance, pay parity, pensions; Green New Deal for higher education campuses – invest heavily in rebuilding campuses, retrofit, build better transportation systems for our campuses. Fair Share Amendment: constitutional amendment that MTA helped draft that would raise taxes on people who make more than $1 million per year (~19,000 multimillionaires in Massachusetts) – will be on ballot in November 2022.
7. Member input on next year priorities: Discussion of priorities for next year.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION SECONDED. MOTION APPROVED.

MEETING ADJOURNED