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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

 

The Point: Dean David Terkla

10/26/2020

David Gabriel Terkla, 1953-2020. 

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Urgent Action - Register Now to Defend Higher Education on October 29th

10/22/2020

Dear FSU Members,

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FSU, Labor, and the Election

10/22/2020

Dear FSU Members,

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Bargaining Update and Invitation

10/21/2020

Dear FSU Members,

Update:   During our bargaining session on October 14th, the FSU responded to (and rejected) Admin’s proposals for no pay raises (for 3 years), increased workload (and increased course caps), and restricted academic freedom.  We also presented two proposals, one seeking salary equity for librarians and the other attempting to limit and redefine the category of Associate Lecturer.

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UMB Academic Freedom Webinar – Register Now for Friday

10/21/2020

Dear FSU members,

Please consider participating in this important webinar.  See below and flyer attached.

We Will Not Be Silenced: The Repression of Academic Freedom and Resistance, from Leila Khaled to UMass Boston

A webinar about recent attacks on social justice resistance movements including Palestinian liberation and resistance to White supremacy, at UMass Boston and across the country.

Friday, October 23, 11 am – 12 pm

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Update From The FSU Grievance Committee

10/20/2020

Dear Colleague,

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The Point: Platforms

10/19/2020

In which we consider some of the complexities of censorship is this moment of Zoom.

Greetings, Colleagues:

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FSU Executive Committee Meeting today, 4-5:30

10/16/2020

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU Executive Committee will be meeting TODAY Friday from 4-5:30 pm.

These meetings are open to all members.  (Contact the FSU or Steve Striffler for Zoom info).

The meetings tend to be a mix of routine, keep-the-trains-running, agenda items along with more substantive discussion about the larger issues facing faculty and librarians.   This week we will be talking about FSU Forums, outreach to members, and other issues.

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TODAY! Campus Conversation on Structural Racism

10/15/2020

Dear FSU Members,

The Sankofa Conversations Series on Structural Racism is taking place at UMass Boston during the Fall semester.  The first discussion – An Anti-Racism and Health-Promoting Campus Conversation -- takes place TODAY Thursday (10/15) from 6:30 to 8:30pm.  The attached flyer outlines the rest of the Fall events.

Please register here:

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UMass Budget - Good News and Action to Defend Higher Ed

10/15/2020

Dear FSU Members,

The good news is that Governor Baker is proposing to level-fund public higher education!  This is a product of the campaign that the MTA – ourselves – has carried out during the past months.

If Baker’s budget proposal passes, almost every campus gets the same as the Governor proposed back in January, which was essentially level over FY2020.  UMass gets a little cut from Baker’s original FY2021 budget, but it is still higher than FY2020. (MTA is looking into why UMass got a bit less than originally proposed).  

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