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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

 

REMINDER: FSU Forum On Endowment and Grant Processing, TODAY, 11/1/23, 3PM- 3:50PM

11/1/2023

Dear Members,

A reminder that the FSU is hosting a forum TODAY Nov 1st 3:00 – 3:50PM: Endowment and Grants Processing.

Do you deal with endowments and grants? Are you paid from these sources? If so, please join us for a discussion related to how these funds are used.    (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

Sincerely,

Caroline Coscia                             Sana Haroon

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Seeking bargaining team members - deadline to apply Thursday, November 2nd at 4PM EDT

10/30/2023

Dear Member,

The deadline to apply for the FSU Core Bargaining Team is Thursday November 2nd at 4PM.  The application form is attached.

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 

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Nuts & Bolts: Grants Forum, Enrollment Caps, Weingarten Rights, Transportation Proposal

10/30/2023

Dear Members,

Forum Nov 1st 3:00 – 3:50PM: Endowment and Grants Processing.

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The Point: Solidarity: A love story

10/26/2023

Dear Member,

The American media reflexively depicts unions that stand up for themselves as selfish or stupid. In James Baldwin’s words, any “relatively conscious” working person can see that nothing could be further from the truth.

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Follow Up Regarding Our Raises

10/23/2023

Dear Member,

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Nuts & Bolts: Raise Status, Core Bargaining Team, Membership Benefits

10/23/2023

Dear Members, 

Status of Our Raises:  The Good, the bad and the……….

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Anti-racism Grant Deadline Tomorrow, Friday, Oct 20th

10/19/2023

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for anti-racism proposals.

This academic year’s funding pool is $45,000.  The application deadline is TOMORROW Friday, October 20th at 4PM EDT. 

Background

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The Point: Potemkin Universities

10/19/2023

This week’s Point was written by Jeff Melnick, of the American Studies Department

Greetings, Colleagues:

It’s been a minute since I’ve had the privilege of talking to you, so I want to start by saying that I hope you have managed to stay healthy in body and mind, especially during this dark past week.

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Nuts & Bolts: Congratulations, Senior Lecturer Workloads, University Dining and Member Meeting

10/16/2023

Dear Members, 

FSU Executive Committee Election:  Congratulations

Congratulations to our three new Tenured Faculty Representative on the FSU Executive Committee.    

Souha Ballout, Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Patricia Krueger- Henney, College of Education and Human Development

Wei Zhang, College of Management

Workloads: Senior Lecturer II and Senior Lecturer IIIs

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Member Information Meeting on Oct 17th- Seeking input on parking proposal

10/13/2023

Dear Member,

This is a reminder that the FSU is holding a meeting on Tuesday, October 17th from 2PM to 3:30PM.

The purpose of the meeting is to update you on our activities along with getting your input on proposals concerning parking and transportation.

The meeting is open to all faculty members and librarians.  

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