The Faculty Staff Union (FSU) holds an election every spring semester for positions on the FSU Executive Committee. The attached document contains information on the nominating and election process including the dates of nominating and election-related activities. Also provided is an example of the Nomination Form that will be used for nominations.
The FSU and other unions on campus, along with UMB students, are speaking out against the Board of Trustee's decision to raise fees and against the rising tide of student debt. You can see coverage of this issue here, here, and here.
►Our raises: You should have received your cost of living raise back to May 3rd, 2015 in your last paycheck. You will receive your merit pay hopefully in your June 19th paycheck back to May 3rd. The university is still working on these. We are still trying to get your full (instead of only 2 month) raises for this year.
When the FSU and the other UMass Boston unions wanted to play a video message to graduates at Commencement, the Administration rejected our video. Apparently, our message was a little too subversive for them. So just what was the inappropriate message that the Administration didn't want graduates to hear? See below to find out.
