Negotiations

7/3/2018

Dear Colleague,

It is with great pleasure that I inform you that bargaining for your 2017-20 contract has concluded, after almost 1.5 years of bargaining, with the exception of parking.  Your contract has many benefits, including:

7/3/2018

The FSU and the Administration have reached agreement on your 2017-2020 contract. We were successful in securing a number of positive gains and in fending off a number of potential take backs (such as on workload and academic freedom)-- all this despite a bleak economic climate at UMB and the Administration’s goal, articulated at the start of bargaining, of seeking contractual language that would have increased managerial rights.  

6/4/2018

Dear Colleague,

The FSU has been meeting with the Administration at a more intense pace in an effort to complete bargaining before the end of this fiscal year (click here to see all previous bargaining updates).

State-Wide Salary and Economic Package

4/30/2018

Dear Colleagues,

The FSU Annual Meeting will be this Wednesday, May 2^nd at noon in Wheatley, 2nd floor, Classroom 0198.  We will serve you pizza! 

This is an opportunity to update you on what is going on, receive your feedback, and talk about your areas of concern and what the FSU should be working on.  The items to be considered include the FSU budget, bargaining, and the Mount Ida acquisition.  Please attend and give us your thoughts. 

Contact the FSU to see the agenda and the proposed budget.  See you soon! 

4/17/2018

Dear Colleague,

We hope you had a restful long weekend.  Here’s the news:   

► UMB Community Meeting:  Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18, at 12 noon in Campus Center Ballroom A,  we will be discussing the UMass Mt. Ida Acquisition, parking fee increases, budget cuts to Centers and Institutes, providing debt relief to UMB, how we can Stand up for UMass Boston at this key juncture.  See the FSU Facebook Event Page here.  Please attend!