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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

 

Bargaining Update and 2020 Review!

12/16/2020

Dear FSU Members,

We have now finished well over a semester of bargaining, including impact bargaining due to COVID-19 as well as main table bargaining around the successor agreement (2017-20).   The state of Massachusetts has not provided its annual budget parameters, which are necessary for us to begin salary negotiations – although this did not prevent Admin from pre-emptively offering us 0% raises for the next three years.   We turned that down and await information from the state.

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Announcement of FSU Spring 2021 Elections

12/11/2020

Dear Colleagues,

The Faculty Staff Union (FSU) holds an election every Spring semester for positions on the FSU Executive Committee. 

The positions up for election or re-election in Spring 2021 include:

Vice President

Non-Tenure Track (2 positions)

Pre-Tenure (1 position)

Tenured (3 positions)

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Hold the Line on Class Sizes

12/9/2020

Dear FSU Members,

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Faculty Council Constitutional Amendments – FSU Supports

12/8/2020

Dear FSU Member,

The Executive Committee of the Faculty Staff Union enthusiastically supports the proposed amendments to its constitution recently circulated by our colleagues on the Faculty Council Executive Committee. We note with particular approval the proposed expansion of representation for NTT faculty and urge all unit members to vote in favor of the amendments.

FSU Executive Committee

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REMINDER: FSU Bargaining Invite – Wednesday, December 9th, 1-3PM

12/7/2020

Dear FSU Members,

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The Point: Moonlight in Vermont

12/7/2020

Greetings, Colleagues:

It is not the usual style of The Point, but how about we start with a little good news this week? 

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FSU Executive Committee Meeting today, 4-5:30

12/4/2020

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU Executive Committee will be meeting TODAY Friday from 4-5:30 pm.

These meetings are open to all members.   (contact FSU or Steve Striffler for Zoom information).

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FSU Bargaining Invite – Wednesday, December 9th, 1-3PM

12/1/2020

Dear FSU Members,

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Sankofa Anti-Racism – Roundtable Thursday

12/1/2020

Dear FSU Members,

Hundreds of university and community members have participated in the first three UMB Sankofa conversations on structural racism – the beginning of a university-wide process of making UMass Boston a leading anti-racist and health promoting university.  These have been challenging and transformative conversations, including a range of faculty, students, staff, community leaders, and politicians.  They can be viewed here: https://www.umb.edu/sankofa 

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The Point: Higher Learning

11/30/2020

Greetings, Colleagues:

I hope you managed to have some kind of break and at least were able to limit your screen time over the holiday and immerse in some kind of relaxing and restorative “real” life.

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