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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

 

Register for FSU Friday Bargaining Session

7/8/20

Dear FSU Member,

As you know, the FSU recently won an agreement to allow up to 30 FSU members to attend bargaining sessions.  This will be our first session and it is important that we have a full contingent of 30 members. 

NTT faculty zoom meeting, this Friday 3-5pm

7/7/2020

Dear NTT faculty colleagues,

Please join us for an NTT Faculty Meeting, this Friday, July 10, from 3-5pm, via Zoom (info to be sent later).

On our agenda will be the non-reappointment letters sent to over 300 of our UMB NTT colleagues, and our union response, as well as an update from the upcoming bargaining efforts with Administration (see here for more info). 

Invitation to FSU Bargaining- Friday, July 10th, 12-2

7/6/2020

Dear FSU Members,

We invite you to participate in bargaining on Friday, July 10th, from 12 to 2pm.  (please contact the FSU office if you are interested and would like to register)  

The Point: Movement Politics

7/6/2020

Greetings, Colleagues.

REMINDER: Sign the FSU Class Size Pledge!

7/1/2020

Colleagues,

Even though over 300 of our NTT colleagues have already been sent non-reappointment notices, we, the remaining faculty, can support our non-reappointed colleagues by pledging to resist larger class sizes and refusing to enroll students over course caps for the upcoming fall semester (see the contract language in Article 15.4 of the contract).

The Point: Metric Systems

6/29/2020

Greetings, Colleagues!

FSU Approves MOA on Expanded Bargaining

6/26/2020

Dear FSU Members,

At yesterday’s Special Session of the General Assembly, the membership unanimously approved (43-0) the attached agreement with Administration allowing up to 30 FSU members to attend each bargaining session (in addition to the core bargaining team).  This represents a significant step towards expanded bargaining – and a more engaged, transparent, and powerful union. 

Africana Studies – 16 Restorative Justice Demands

6/25/2020

Dear FSU Members,

The attached set of Restorative Justice Demands from the Africana Studies Department may be of interest to many of you.

Sincerely,

Steve Striffler

FSU, President

For information on the FSU, links to our contract and bargaining updates, and a calendar of events, see the FSU webpage

Sign the FSU Class Size Pledge!

6/24/2020

Dear Colleagues,

Even though over 300 of our NTT colleagues have already been sent non-reappointment notices, we, the remaining faculty, can support our non-reappointed colleagues by pledging to resist larger class sizes and refusing to enroll students over course caps for the upcoming fall semester (see the contract language in Article 15.4 of the contract).

Reminder: FSU Special session -- Thurs 6/25/20, 2:30-3:30

6/22/2020

Dear FSU Members,

To follow up on the below email, we wanted to send you the proposed/tentative agreement that we will be discussing on Thursday (see attached).  It was written by the Administration to reflect the agreement we discussed in last bargaining session.   See you Thursday! (please note that the meeting date was incorrectly listed as 6/26 in our previous email).

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