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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

 

Latest admin proposal: RES funds

12/23/2020

Dear FSU Members,

Update: During bargaining on Tuesday the Administration verbally presented a possible proposal to change how RES Funds are utilized.  A written proposal will soon follow.

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FSU Bargaining Impact of COVID-19 3/27/20

3/27/2020

Dear Faculty and Librarians,

We hope you are safe and well.

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Owning our Past: Learning from the Turbulent History of UMass Boston and Columbia Point

8/22/2019

Owning our Past: Learning from the Turbulent History of UMass Boston and Columbia Point

Tim Sieber, Professor of Anthropology and Executive Committee Member, Faculty Staff Union1

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Test Spring 2017 news Article

Test news content from the newsletter

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2014-2017 FSU Contract

Boston Campus Agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts

and the Faculty Staff Union/MTA/NEA

July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2017

Contents

Article 1.          Agreement

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FSU NTT Orientations

Dear Colleague,

The Faculty Staff Union will be hosting orientations for non-tenure track faculty at UMass Boston. These provide a general introduction to the work of the union and your rights under the collective bargaining agreement. Non-tenure track faculty members of the union’s Executive Committee will be there to answer your questions.

Wednesday, October 19th, 2-3:30, Campus Center, 4th floor meeting room (4201)

Thursday, October 20th, 1-2:30, University Hall, 2nd floor, Seminar room (2320)

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Contract validated and other news from the FSU

Dear Colleagues,

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Taking on the Corporatization of Higher Education

Taking on the Corporatization of Higher Education

 

Taking on the Corporatization of Higher Education

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Urgent—send an email to get your contract implemented and early retirement info

Urgent—send an email to get your contract implemented and early retirement info

 

Dear FSU Member,

1. If you have not yet done so, please contact your legislators NOW to help make sure that your contract is validated.  Baker filed legislation to do this, and it will be taken up in the next couple of days.  We need our legislators to support this.  

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UMass employees take action to get contracts funded

UMass employees take action to get contracts funded

 

Two hundred staff and faculty met on March 5, 2015 and then marched to the Chancellor’s office to demand that the raises from their negotiated contracts be funded and that the university settle outstanding issues with the Professional Staff Union.  See the Boston Globe coverage here.

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