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Representing Faculty Members and Librarians at UMass Boston Since 1976.

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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

 

Survey on budget cuts and lobby day this Wednesday

Dear Colleague,

We will compile and share this information with the UMass Boston community. No individual names or other identifying information will be shared. 

We will use this information along with a coalition of students and unions at UMass Boston to fight budget cuts on this campus.

FSU Elections- Meet The Candidates, March 1st, 2-3:30

Dear FSU Member,

Meet the candidates for the Faculty Staff Union (FSU) Executive Committee (a candidate slate, along with candidate statements, is attached):

Wednesday, March 1st

2:00PM – 3:30PM

Wheatley, 1th floor, room 43

Elected positions include: Vice President, Tenured, Pre-Tenure, and Non-Tenure Track faculty

Member voting is March 3rd to 10th.

Watch your email for your electronic ballot.

From the FSU Elections Committee

FSU Elections- Candidate Announcement

Dear FSU Member,

Meet the candidates for the Faculty Staff Union (FSU) Executive Committee (a candidate slate, along with candidate statements, can be seen here):

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

2:00PM – 3:30PM

Location to be determined

Elected positions include: Vice President, Tenured, Pre-Tenure, and Non-Tenure Track faculty representatives.

Member voting is March 3rd to 10th.

FSU Elections Information- Nomination Deadline Extended to 2/17/17

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 include: Vice President, Pre-tenure, Tenured (2 positions), and Non-Tenure track (2 positions).  Due to the recent inclement weather the nomination deadline has been extended to Wednesday, 2/17/17, 9AM. Nomination forms can be submitted in hard copy or electronically.

Updates From the FSU

2/10/17

Dear Colleague,

Welcome back to campus for those of you who are returning.  For those of you who are new, welcome to UMass Boston.  This is what is going on:

  Please take the FSU bargaining survey. It was sent on Tuesday, Feb. 7th with the subject:  ‘Your input is needed for bargaining.’ Because it is being sent by a third party, you may have received a notice saying that it failed the fraud detector test.  It is legitimate!  Please take it!  A reminder notice will be sent today. 

REMINDER: FSU Ex Com Nomination Period Ends 2/10/17

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 include: Vice President, Pre-tenure, Tenured (2 positions), and Non-Tenure track (2 positions). 

See here for information regarding the election process specifically on nominations, including an official nomination form, and campaigning.  The nomination period is Monday, January 30th to Friday, February 10th

FSU Bargaining Survey

We are bargaining our new contract and need your feedback. A bargaining survey was emailed to all bargaining unit members. Completing the survey won’t take long, and your input is critical.  If you have ideas or suggestions beyond our prompts, please enter them in the fields at the end of each category. NOTE- We have had some technical problems with the survey that have since been resolved.

Send statements to prevent your health care costs from increasing

2/2/17

Dear Colleague,

The Group Insurance Commission (GIC) heard from members across the state yesterday, all of us opposing them for the health care cost increases they want to impose on us.  These include:

ACTIVIST ALERT: Call your senators today to oppose Labor Secretary Nominee

2/1/17

Today is a national call in day against Secretary of Labor Nominee Puzder. 

Donald Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary—fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder— made his name opposing meaningful increases to the minimum wage and overtime as he ran a fast food conglomerate.  Puzder will make workplaces worse and place the interests of corporations above the interests of working families.

REMINDER: Speak out this Wednesday against proposed increases to health care costs

1/30/17

Dear Colleague,

We’d like to remind you that the Group Insurance Commission will hear from you this Wednesday, February 1 at 12:30 about:

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