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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

 

 

On Tuesday Dec. 16th, 10 members of the FSU/MSP joint bargaining team, FSU Staff member Lorenzo Nencioli, MSP Staff member Lori Reardon, and our MTA Consultant Mickey Gallagher met with three members of management’s bargaining team to discuss the current status of the contract and the conversion of FSU NTT members to the rankings and promotional structure in the recently ratified contract. 

1) Current Status of the Contract:

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UMass Contract Action Needed Immediately

Dear FSU Member,

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14-17 Contract is Ratified

Dear Bargaining Unit Member:

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Contract Vote Starts Monday!

Dear bargaining unit member,

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BARGAINING IS DONE!

Dear FSU Member,
 
If ratified, the contract for 2014-17 will contain: 
 
● Salary increases of 2.1% cost of living per year for 3 years with an additional 1.4% merit pool each year.  Raises are split between July (1.75% across the board) and January (0.35% across the board and 1.4% merit)
● Higher salary floors
● Higher promotional increases
●Increased research funds of $150,000 during AY 2014-15, $175,000 in AY 2015-16 and $200,000 in AY 2016-17 (currently it is $150,000/year).
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Fight the Proposed Take Backs!

Send a Message to President Caret:

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Latest LFU proposal rejected by School

 

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UMB Union Reps Speak Out Against Proposed Take-Backs at BOT Meeting

On Wednesday, September 17th, a delegation of union members from across the UMass campuses attended the Board of Trustees meeting at UMass Lowell to protest the give-backs at bargaining.  We were asking that the Trustees tell the President and universities to “take back the take-backs.”  For the FSU, this means limiting sick leave accrual to 120 days.  

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