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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

 

FSU Hiring Organizer – Applications DUE March 12th

3/4/2021

Dear FSU Members,

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FSU Elections Candidate Forum- Video Available

3/4/2021

The FSU Candidate Forum was held yesterday. A recording of the forum can be seen here (Passcode: 5WRk?x36).

Thanks to all the candidates and FSU members who participated. Stay tuned for more information from the FSU Elections Committee on the voting process.

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FSU Forum – Academic Freedom – March 24th

3/3/2021

Are you worried about saying “the wrong thing” in the classroom? Concerned that your academic freedom may not be guaranteed when it comes to your research findings or social media presence? Why does there seem to be a sudden flurry of high-profile incidents of faculty being singled out and targeted for improper or incendiary speech, whether in the classroom, their research, or their Twitter remarks?

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FSU Workload Survey – All Faculty – Please complete

3/2/2021

Dear FSU Member,

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Tomorrow! FSU Candidates Forum at 3:00 pm

3/2/2021

Dear member,

Please join the FSU Elections Committee for a Candidates Forum TOMORROW, March 3 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. This forum will be held via Zoom:  (contact fsu.elections@umb.edu or Steve Striffler for Zoom information).

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UMB Coaches Unionizing!

3/1/2021

Dear FSU Members,

Coaches of the World Unite?  Yes!   The UMass Boston coaches formed a union and will be Professional Staff Union-C (C is for Coaches!).  

What makes this action amazing is that the coaches did this while on furlough and using zoom.  

The FSU welcomes our coaches to the union fold and extends a hand of solidarity. 

Steve Striffler                                                                 Caroline Coscia

President, FSU                                                               Vice President, FSU

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The Point: Optimism of the Will

3/1/2021

Greetings, Colleagues:

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Forum Tomorrow on Increasing Workloads – register now

2/25/2021

Dear Member,   

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FSU Candidates Forum: Wednesday, March 3, 3:00 pm

2/24/2021

Dear member,

Please join the FSU Elections Committee for a Candidates Forum on Wednesday, March 3 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. This forum will be held via Zoom:  (contact FSU or FSU.elections@umb.edu for Zoom information).

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Restorative Justice Colloquium – this Thursday

2/23/2021

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU writes to alert everyone about an excellent event this week -- the Restorative Justice Colloquium (Thursday at 6:30-8:30 p.m.)  on the wonderful novel Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.  For more information and to register go here:   https://www.umb.edu/homegoing

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