REMINDER: FSU meeting on new PFML tax and your bargaining concerns this Thursday at 11 am

10/1/2019

Dear Colleague,

• What do you think of the new Paid Family Medical Leave law  (PFML) that will add a new tax to your pay?  Find out more about this new law and what is happening in PFML bargaining. 
• What do you want in your contract?  Bargaining will begin in the spring.  Tell us about your needs. 
• What other issues/concerns do you have? 

►The new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law goes into effect on October 1^st.  Please join us on October 3^rd to learn about the new law and its implementation including the new payroll tax deduction that will be in your October 4^th paycheck (or for those with automatic renewal. 

On September 7^th you received an email from HR Direct informing you of the new law and that the UMass System contribution will be the minimum amount required by law.  The FSU has joined with forty UMass and other unions to urge though bargaining the UMass administration to pay for the full amount of this cost so that you would pay zero.  

We are still in bargaining and working hard with our sister unions to find a way to not pay any additional tax.   We will be updating you on the status of PFML bargaining and answer questions on how PFML impacts you. 

► Our collective bargaining contract runs to June 30, 2020 which means we begin bargaining for our successor agreement Spring semester.  Part of preparing for bargaining is gathering information from members including surveying members (you will receive this later in the semester).  If you have areas of the contract that you desire change, please feel free to present your concerns.  Over the next few months, there will multiple opportunities to express your interests in contract issues.

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday on October 3^rd.

Sincerely

Marlene Kim

Faculty Staff Union President, and

Professor, Department of Economics

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