Contract Agreement

7/19/2018

Dear FSU members,

Voting on the ratification of our 2017-2020 contract ended at 12:00PM today.

The results are:

Election Question: Should the proposed collective bargaining Agreement between the FSU/MTA/NEA and the UMass Board of Trustees be ratified?

Response                            Count                                    Percent

YES                                         306                                         97%

7/17/2018

Dear FSU members,

The FSU contract ratification election is coming to a close. Voting will conclude at 12PM on Thursday, July 19th.

Your ballot was sent to you by Ballotbin, which is a software we use for our elections. In a few cases, the emailed ballot  was directed by members’ email providers into spam, promotions, or junk folders, so make sure to check those.

7/11/2018

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU has arrived at a tentative agreement with the administration on our contract, everything except parking.  To move the agreement to adoption and implementation requires a vote by FSU members.  This email explains the ratification voting process.

The Elections Committee will conduct the ratification vote.

7/10/2018

Dear FSU Member,

The FSU 2017-2020 contract has been agreed to and now requires ratification by FSU members. 

To ratify our contract, members need to vote which means we are holding a ratification election.

You will be sent a ballot no later than Friday, July 13^th at 9AM EDT where you will vote yes to ratify or no not to ratify the contract.  Voting ends at 12PM EDT (noon) on Thursday, July 19^th. 

A more detailed email will be sent July 12^th regarding your ballot receipt.

7/9/2018

Dear Colleague,

Contact the FSU office if you wish to virtually attend tomorrow’s (Tuesday) contract information meeting from 10-11:30. For those who will be there in person, please note that there is a room change. The meeting will be in Healey Library, LL, Presentation Room 2, not Presentation Room 3.

Sincerely,

John Hess

FSU Vice President

Senior Lecturer II, American Studies/English