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Representing Faculty Members and Librarians at UMass Boston Since 1976.

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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 Annual Meeting, TODAY April 25th 3:30 – 5PM

4/25/2023

Dear FSU member,  

We want to remind you that the FSU Annual Meeting will be TODAY, Tuesday, April 25th from 3:30PM to 5:00PM. The meeting will be held virtually:  (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

FSU Nuts & Bolts: Anti-Racism Grants

4/24/2023

Dear FSU Members,

This issue of Nuts & Bolts contains information on anti-racism grants plus a reminder to attend the FSU Annual Meeting. Please note that only FSU dues paying members in good standing are eligible for the anti-racism grants and only members in good standing are eligible to attend the FSU Annual Meeting.

Anti-Racism Grants

The Point: International Faculty at UMB

4/24/2023

Dear Colleagues,

Today’s Point was written by Professor Sana Haroon, Ex-Com member and leader of the Immigration Caucus

REMINDER: FSU Annual Meeting, April 25th 3:30 – 5PM

4/19/2023

Dear FSU member,  

We want to remind you that the FSU Annual Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 25th from 3:30PM to 5:00PM. The meeting will be held virtually  (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

Salary Raises and Associate Lecturers

4/18/2023

Dear FSU Members, 

Greetings from the Contract Action Team – the FSU committee that mobilizes our members during bargaining. 

Big News: 8% Raise Parameters From The Governor

4/14/2023

Dear FSU Members,

We have some great news from Governor Healey’s office on parameters (salary increases for state employees). This salary increase is the direct result of our collective action in coalition with other campus and statewide unions, as FSU members petitioned, made phone calls, sent emails, and engaged in other public actions to put pressure on the governor to provide money for substantial raises.

Based on communications with the governor’s Administration and Finance executive office, this is what we can expect:

FSU Endorsement of the Justice for Sayed Arif Faisal Solidarity Statement and Call-to-Action by Educators

4/14/2023

Dear Member,

The University of Massachusetts Boston traces its roots to progressive educators who advanced an emancipatory vision of higher education. Central to that vision is the belief that faculty and staff at public universities have a moral obligation—both to the state and to their students—to ensure that their research, teaching, service, and civic engagement respond to the challenges of democratic life. 

“You’re So Adorable”

4/13/2023

Dear FSU Members,

Yesterday the FSU Contract Action Team hosted our first public demonstration of support for Expanded Bargaining, following a hybrid forum to discuss the status of our main table bargaining (Quick version: administration continues to insist we bargain in secret, behind-closed doors without our expanded team able to participate) and the parking bargaining we are currently engaged in as part of a coalition alongside our fellow unions PSU, CSU, and DCU.

Parking Bargaining Update

4/11/2023

Dear Member,  

Over the past year, representatives of the Classified Staff Union (CSU), Department Chair Union (DCU), Faculty Staff Union (FSU), and Professional Staff Union (PSU), have joined in coalition to jointly bargain a new parking agreement with the university.  

The need to bargain a new parking agreement is based on the current agreements that our unions were compelled to accept over four years ago.  Those agreements require the parties meet to bargain a new agreement when the Bay Side parking lot is slated to close.    

FSU Executive Committee Meeting TODAY Tues, 3/21 3:30-5:00

4/11/2023

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU Executive Committee is meeting TODAY Tuesday, April 11th, 3:30PM - 5:00PM.

The meeting today will be only on Zoom.  (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

In today’s meeting, we will be discussing contract negotiations, an endorsement proposal for Justice for Sayed Arif Faisal, the FSU Annual Meeting, and more. 

We hope to see you today. 

Caroline Coscia                                 

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