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The Faculty Staff Union of UMass Boston Quinn/2/81A 100 Morrissey Blvd Boston MA 02125 617-287-6295 | fsu@umb.edu 

The Faculty Staff Union of UMass Boston

Welcome to the FSU Site. Here you will find important information about our union, including the contract, a list of officers and  Executive Committee members, the FSU office telephone number and our address. You will also find information about current issues.   Please be sure to check the site regularly for the most recent issues facing our unit. We also have provided links to related sites that   you may find useful for union issues and for professional activities.



Caroline Coscia, President 

fsu@umb.edu

 

Parking Bargaining and Information for Members

8/9/2021

Dear FSU members,

We write to update you on the status of parking bargaining and to provide you with some parking-related information that may be useful to you as the fall semester approaches.

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Return to Campus Concerns – Forum and Update

8/4/2021

Dear FSU Members,

Fall Opening Forum:  Tuesday, August 10, 3:30-4:30 -- Please join us for a FSU Forum about issues of health/safety around the Fall semester opening.  The FSU has invited someone from UMB’s “Return to Campus Committee” to provide information and answer questions.  (contact FSU or Steve Striffler for Zoom information).

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Parking Bargaining Update

7/29/2021

Dear CSU, DCU, FSU and PSU members,

You all received the email from Parking & Transportation last Tuesday afternoon, unilaterally announcing changes to our parking systems. We believe that these changes will create barriers to employees and students accessing parking, as well as raising safety and privacy concerns, as license plates are registered and scanned and information is stored by the university.

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Parking Bargaining Update

7/23/2021

Dear CSU, DCU, FSU and PSU members,

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Parking Bargaining is Back – FSU General Meeting, July 20th

7/13/2021

Dear FSU Member,

The UMB Administration has notified the campus unions that the Bayside Lot is anticipated to be closed around June 2022. This would eliminate all of the lower-cost parking available to students and employees.  To address this and other on-going concerns about the current parking fees, a coalition of campus unions (including the CSU, DCU, FSU and PSU) held an initial meeting with management on July 8th. 

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Graduate Program Director Survey – Report/Analysis

6/25/2021

Dear FSU Members,

We write to report on the recent FSU survey of Graduate Program Directors.  We got 67 responses – an excellent response given the relatively small size of the group and the timing of the survey.  Thanks to those who participated!  Current and former GPDs who did not participate are encouraged to share your thoughts (fsu@umb.edu). 

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REMINDER: FSU Survey for Graduate Program Directors- Deadline Tomorrow (Thursday, 6/17)

6/16/2021

Dear Members,

Below is a link to a very short survey for current and past Graduate Program Directors (everyone else can ignore).  The FSU is trying to get a better sense of GPD job responsibilities and compensation across the university.  It is easy and will take about 5 minutes to fill out.   

If this applies to you, and you haven’t filled out the survey already, please do so by the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday, 6/17).

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FSU Survey for Graduate Program Directors

6/11/2021

Dear Members,

Below is a link to a very short survey for current and past Graduate Program Directors (everyone else can ignore).  The FSU is trying to get a better sense of GPD job responsibilities and compensation across the university.  It is easy and will take about 5 minutes to fill out.    (contact FSU or Steve Striffler for survey information).

Thanks,

Steve Striffler

FSU President

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Rally for Striking Nurses in Worcester on Saturday, June 12 at noon

6/9/2021

Dear Members,

The nurses need our union support!

Join Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Jim McGovern and St. Vincent Hospital nurses for a Solidarity Rally in Worcester on Saturday, June 12 at noon at the Nurse's Strike Headquarters, 11 E. Central Street, Worcester as nurses fight to protect patients from unsafe staffing conditions.

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Bargaining Update- 20-21 Recap

5/21/2021

Dear FSU Members,

We thought the end of the semester would be a good time to provide an outline of where things stand in the bargaining process.  For previous bargaining updates see here, but for a broad re-cap continue reading!

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