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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: Dark Money

12/7/2023

Today’s Point was written by Maurice T. Cunningham who retired in 2021 as an associate professor in the Department of Political Science.

When I finished my book Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization in 2021, I figured I had a pretty good handle on the billionaire funded attacks on public education. But then I learned much more about their efforts and the importance of unions while helping to defend a UMass Boston colleague from a right-wing attack.

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FSU Member Survey for Bargaining – tell us your priorities

12/5/2023

Dear Colleague,

Our union contract is up and we will begin negotiations in Spring 2024.  Your Core Bargaining Team need your help.  We care about and need to know what issues matter to you.  What would you like to see addressed in the contract?  What are your most important priorities?

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Our Raises Have Been Funded!

12/5/2023

Dear Members,

What a glorious morning it is.   

Governor Healey signed the supplemental budget! Our raises have been adopted.

Yesterday afternoon, the House  and Senate passed the supplemental budget.  At 5pm the governor signed it into law.

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Nuts & Bolts: Raise update, International faculty, NTT promotions

12/4/2023

Dear Members, 

Close yet so far away……..

Thursday afternoon the Legislature’s conference committee came to an agreement on the supplemental budget, specifically on shelter funding.  The news reports seemed to indicate all was set and our raises are on the way.  That is incorrect.

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Brief update on our raises

12/1/2023

Raise Update:  The Legislature's conference committee has come to an agreement (H4204) on the supplemental budget. This means both the House and Senate need to vote on H4204.  At the time of this email, both are scheduled to go into informal session at 11AM today.   We will send you an update once any action takes place. 

Sincerely,

Caroline Coscia                             Sana Haroon

Senior Lecturer II                          Professor

Political Science Department        History Department

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FSU Anti Racism Grant Recipients

12/1/2023

Dear FSU Members, 

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023-2024 academic year anti-racism grants.

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The Point: Navigating Complex Global Tragedies with Library Resources

11/30/2023

Today’s Point was written by FSU members and UMB librarians Jessica Holden (Reference Archivist) and Mary Moser (Engagement and Advancement Librarian)

Dear Colleagues,

As the global tragedies unfold around us, the deluge of information from all channels can feel overwhelming. Your colleagues in Healey Library want to remind you of the available resources that can help you make some sense of current events and the historical context that led us to this point.*

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THURSDAY @ 12:15: Take Action to Fund our Raises

11/28/2023

Dear Members,

Join us this Thursday at 12:15PM!

Time is running out to fund our raises before the New Year. We’ve been told that if the Massachusetts Legislature can’t fund state worker raises by the first week of December, that it will likely be too late for us to see our raises and retro pay before the holidays.

That means we must turn up the heat ASAP. Join your union siblings outside the Chancellor’s Office this Thursday, November 30th for 8 minutes of action.

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Nuts & Bolts: 8 Minutes of action for 8%, raise update, additional students and NTT additional work

11/27/2023

Dear Members, 

RAISES

JOIN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH NOON FOR 8 MINUTES OF ACTION FOR 8%

Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 30th at noon!!  Join fellow UMB union members in a campus 8 minutes for 8% action. 

Let’s show our administration how collective action works.  Our campus action is one piece of an MTA multiprong approach to continue to put pressure on the legislature to fund our raises. 

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Nuts & Bolts: Our Raises, State House Rally, Release Time, and PMYR

11/20/2023

Dear Members, 

Raises: Thank You for Your Actions.

Thank you to all who emailed or called your representative and/or senator.  

I cannot remember when the state legislature did not pass a supplemental budget, especially one that contained employee raises.  I am frustrated and I know you are.   We need to tell them how we feel.

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