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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

 

Nuts & Bolts: Upcoming events, Impacted Resident Hall Student, Summer Registration Dates, Anti-Racism Grant Recipient Events, MTA Annual Meeting Call for Delegates and MTA Benefits

3/2/2026

March 2nd to 6th

Thursday, March 5th 11:00AM to 12:15PM FSU Executive Committee meeting

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 11th FSU Executive Committee elections candidate forum, 3-4

Stay tuned for more information

Thursday, March 12th UDC Pizza and Cookies 12:00PM to 1:00PM

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Stand With Your Union!

2/27/2026

Greetings, 

Our members are being targeted by a national campaign to weaken public sector unions and strip workers of their rights and power. You may have received an email or mailing urging you to opt-out of paying union dues. The Freedom Foundation, a Koch-funded anti-union organization, is behind this campaign and others like it happening around the country.

The Freedom Foundation is bankrolled by billionaires eager to shrink public spending on education, health care, and social services.

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Announcing the 2026 FSU Executive Committee Candidates

2/27/2026

Dear FSU Member,

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The Point: Three-Year College Degree? Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Betrays Working Class Students

2/26/2026

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MTA credits member advocacy for halting health cuts

2/24/2026

Dear Faculty and Librarians,

On Monday, MTA received notification that Governor Healey withdrew her request to shift 100 million in healthcare costs (higher co-pays, deductibles, and premiums) from the Commonwealth onto us. 

Why did this happen?  FSU and other MTA union members who sent numerous emails and made telephone calls.  Thank you to all who took action. 

The MTA press release is below. 

Sincerely,

Caroline Coscia                             Jason Rodriquez

Senior Lecturer II                           Professor

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Nuts & Bolts: Upcoming events, GIC Update, Parking Bargaining Petition, Anti-Racism Grant Recipient: BANNED An Anti-Racism Reading Resistance, Space Use Policy, Freedom of Information Act, FSU Website, MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates, and MTA Benefits

2/23/2026

FSU Calendar February 23rd to 27th 

Wednesday, February 25th Pizza and Cookies 11:30AM to 12:30PM in CC 2540

Stop by Campus Center 2540 for some pizza (bring your own beverage) and relax, chat with colleagues and meet new colleagues. Pick up some FSU swag – stickers, buttons and t-shirts.

Room Change: we will be in the Campus Center, 2nd floor, room 2540. 

 Dear Faculty and Librarians,

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FSU Newsletter

2/20/2026

Dear Members and Non-Members,

We are pleased to share with you the first issue of our new FSU Newsletter. Not sure if you’re a member? Contact us and ask!

Warm regards, your FSU Executive Committee

 

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The Point: Drop Ice

2/19/2026

As always, this edition of The Point represents the views of its authors (this week, The Point collective) and does not represent the official position of the FSU.

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Parking Bargaining – Update

2/18/2026

Dear Member,

How do you get to campus? Do you ever drive & park on campus?  Do you take the T? 

Our UMB campus unions have been fighting for years to lower the parking rates and raise MBTA subsidies for all UMB community members– students, staff, faculty and librarians-- which most other Boston-based colleges and many public agencies have already done.

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Delayed! GIC Vote on Benefit Design Changes

2/12/2026

Dear Faculty and Librarians,

This morning the GIC commissioners voted to postpone action on benefit design changes which are the increases in our deductibles, co-pays, premiums, and to continue covering critical prescriptions such as GLP-1s.

How did this happen?  You. Everyone who sent an email to the GIC and to legislators urging them not to raise the rates.

The commissioners acknowledged receiving over 450 pages of emails.  One commissioner specifically mentioned the number of state legislators who contacted them to vote no.

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