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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

 

Testify today, send testimony and contact your legislators to help UMB

6/11/2019

Dear Colleague,

The Joint Higher Education on Higher Education Committee is meeting today in room A-1 from 10:30 until around 1 pm.

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Act- impact bargaining in coalition with other unions is beginning

6/7/2019

Dear Colleagues:

Last year, our unions participated in a ballot initiative campaign to win paid sick leave and family leave for all workers in Massachusetts.  Voters overwhelmingly approved the initiative and workers across the commonwealth won an excellent new benefit.  You can read more about the new law here: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-family-and-medical-leave

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Statement from the FSU Executive Committee

5/31/2019

Dear Colleagues,

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Mt. Ida update plus adjunct pension bill - help us get this passed!

5/28/2019

Dear Colleagues,

I hope you are towards the end of your grading if you are a faculty member!  I want to inform you about two important items.  

► UMass Amherst is promoting “the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst [as] the Greater Boston instructional location of the Commonwealth’s flagship campus.” 

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Summer Parking Passes

5/21/2019

Dear Colleague,

As the semester is coming to a rapid end so does your Spring parking semester pass, which is valid from  January 15th to May 31st.

For those teaching Summer Session I and only if you purchased a Spring 2019 semester pass, you can purchase a Summer Session I pass for $70.00.  If you are teaching Summer Session 2 and will be purchasing a Fall 2019 semester pass, then you may purchase your Summer Session 2 pass for $70.

The Parking Agreement language is as follows:

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FSU Executive Committee Resolution on Centers and Institutes

5/20/2019

Dear Colleague,

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Update From The FSU Grievance Committee

5/15/2019

Dear Member,

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Raise $43 million for UMB per year this Thursday at 5 pm

5/14/2019

Dear Colleagues,

Come to Boston this Thursday, May 16 to support the Cherish Act, which will give UMass Boston an additional $43 million/year (for information on this Act, see here). 

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REMINDER: Important Information on Non Tenure Track Faculty Contract Rights- Deadline to Signal Intent to Apply for Promotions is May 15th, 2019

5/13/2019

Dear NTT Colleague,

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Faculty of Color Report (forwarded by FSU Executive Committee)

5/10/2019

Colleagues,

We are writing to follow up on May 8th’s email, concerning the faculty of color report. We have obtained permission from those who worked on the report to share the attached report with you in full. We encourage you to read the report if you have not already done so, given the importance of the issues highlighted in it.

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