Save the Date (April 12) – FSU Bargaining Forum and Parking Action!

3/31/2023

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU was supposed to have our first main table bargaining session on Wednesday, but the Administration ghosted us. They simply did not show up to bargain on Zoom with our CBT and expanded team because they refuse to negotiate openly and transparently. We must continue to insist on expanded bargaining on Zoom – it is the best path towards negotiations that are accessible to our members and will bring concrete results for faculty and librarians. The FSU has also started parking bargaining in coalition with the other unions on campus and has received an outrageous proposal from the Administration that would hike parking fees even higher than they already are.  

Please join us on Wednesday, April 12^th 1:30-2:30 for the following event:

1. FSU Bargaining Forum 1:30-2:15 (ISC 2 – 2003, and zoom for those working remotely:  (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information). We will hear updates on both main table and parking bargaining and discuss ways to increase the pressure on the Administration to continue with the same modality of bargaining we all engaged in last round.
2. Bargaining Action (2:15-2:30) – Join our members as we hold a “stand out” at the entrance of the room where parking bargaining will start at 2:30pm (ISC 2 – 2003). Let’s show the administration our commitment to bargaining openly and transparently while simultaneously supporting the parking bargaining coalition’s effort to make parking on campus more affordable.  

Sincerely,

The Contract Action Team*

*[The Contract Action Team, or CAT, is an FSU committee that supports the Core Bargaining Team.   To join, please email: FSU@umb.edu]