FSU Annual Meeting is April 14th, 11-1- Deadline to submit new business items is Monday, March 28th
3/22/2022
Dear FSU member,
We want to remind you that the FSU Annual Meeting is Thursday, April 14th from 11AM to 1PM. The deadline to submit new business items is Monday, March 28th (more below).
The Annual Meeting is held for the purpose of hearing committee reports, be updated on FSU activities, adopt an annual budget, adopt bylaws, establish dues rates and other business as needed (source: FSU bylaws and FSU policies). Organizations such as unions are required to hold an annual meeting.
The final agenda and zoom link will be sent no later than April 1st.
New Business Items
FSU Policies state that all new business must be received no later than 21 days prior to the annual meeting, which this year would be March 24th. The deadline to submit new business items has been extended to March 28th. The new business item must be submitted in the form of a motion and be sent to the FSU email at FSU@umb.edu. A confirmation email will be sent acknowledging receipt.
If the new business item is monetary, please note the FSU Treasurer will be forwarded the new business item for the Treasurer’s review and to provide a recommendation to the annual meeting attendees.
FSU Budget Adoption
The FSU Executive Committee and the Treasurer are currently working on a proposed annual budget. The Executive Committee will make a recommendation prior to the Annual Meeting to adopt an annual budget. This recommendation along with the budget document will be sent to members. We will also provide an opportunity for members to weigh in on the draft budget during our March 24th Ex Com meeting (more info to come).
We look forward to seeing you on April 14th.
Sincerely,
Steve Striffler Caroline Coscia
FSU President FSU Vice President
Director, Labor Resource Center Senior Lecturer II
Professor, Anthropology Political Science
For information on the FSU, links to our contract and bargaining updates, and a calendar of events, see the FSU webpage