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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

 

Surprise! Admin Shows Up, but Refuses to Bargain

4/9/2024

Dear FSU Members,

We had a fantastic bargaining session yesterday. Over 20 of our members were present as part of our expanded bargaining team and we were pleasantly surprised to see that the Administration’s bargaining team showed up after they said they would not be coming because a few of our members had to be on Zoom.

Unfortunately, the administration is still refusing to bargain over the issues and is continuing to waste time insisting that no one can ever be on Zoom.

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Nuts & Bolts: FSU Annual Meeting, Online Course Development, Labor Based Grading, MTA candidate forum and thinking about retiring

4/8/2024

Dear Members,

It is finally here- the eclipse is just hours away.  If you are on campus the partial eclipse begins at 2:16PM with peak occurring at 3:29PM. It ends at 4:39PM.  I am ready with my solar glasses.   

FSU Annual Meeting, April 23rd at 3pm

Our annual meeting is two weeks away!   Please join to us hear what your union has been doing, the status of activities (bargaining, parking bargaining, and coalition work), and adopting a budget for the next year.

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The Point: Boston University Graduate Workers on Strike – Their Fight is Our Fight!

4/4/2024

This week’s edition of The Point was written by Professor Steve Striffler of the Labor Resource Center.

Thousands of Boston University graduate student workers went on strike last week.   After bargaining for nine months in fourteen different sessions, and filing five unfair labor practice charges, the Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU) finally called a strike that had been authorized by the overwhelming majority of its members.

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Bargaining Update : Admin says no Zoom; refuses to bargain with FSU

4/3/2024

Dear FSU Members,

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FSU Executive Committee Meeting TODAY Tues, 4/2 3:30-5

4/2/2024

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU Executive Committee meeting is meeting TODAY Tuesday, April 2nd, 3:30-5PM.

The meeting today will be via Zoom   (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

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Spring 24 FSU Election Results

4/1/2024

Dear FSU member,

Voting for the President, Librarian, Non-Tenure Track, Pre-Tenure, and Tenured Representative elections closed this morning at 9AM, and the election results are in.  

Congratulations to your newly elected FSU Executive Committee members:

President:                                                  Caroline Coscia

Librarian Representative:                           C.R. Elliott

NTT Representatives:                                 Monique Fuguet

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Nuts & Bolts: Classified Staff Union support, Healey Café, New Business, Wage Student Inequity, and Labor Based Grading

4/1/2024

Dear Members,

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REMINDER: FSU Elections - Voting Ends Monday, April 1st, 9:00AM EST

3/28/2024

Dear FSU Member,

Voting for the FSU elections will conclude at 9am Monday (4/1). You should have received an email with an individualized link to your ballot the morning of Monday. April 25th. You will use this link to cast your ballot for both President and your respective faculty or librarian rank, if applicable. 

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The Point: The Administration Must be Held Accountable

3/28/2024

This week’s Point was written by Professors Keith Jones and Tony Van Der Meer of the  Africana Studies Department.

For the past few years, UMass Boston’s administration, which had agreed to commit to the process of becoming “a leading anti-racist and health-promoting public research institution,” has systematically betrayed their purported commitment.

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Nuts & Bolts: Medical leave update, gender designations, back-to-back classes, anti-racism grant events, Cherish Act support, MTA annual meeting and a save the date

3/25/2024

Dear Members,

This issue is longer than usual. It is so because we have lots of information to share.  

UPDATE: Medical Leave and Third-Party Vendor

Last week’s issue informed you we, along with other UMass unions are working together in coalition and will be taking some actions.  On Friday, March 22nd the FSU sent a formal letter to the Chancellor demanding to cease and desist implementation of the new vendor, FMLASource.

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