Negotiations

1/30/18

Dear Colleagues:

Please come to the 5 pm speak-out on your health care benefits right next to campus today or express your concerns over proposed health care changes. 

12/20/17

Dear Colleagues:

Happy holidays!  Before you go on a well-deserved break, please consider breaking from your grading to support adjunct faculty tomorrow.    

12/6/17

Dear Colleagues, 

Thanks to those of you who turned out for the Nov 29 protest against staff layoffs.  More on these layoffs is below:

► This Friday, December 8, at 9 am at UMass Lowell’s Inn and Conference Center is the Board of Trustees meeting.  Union Presidents will be speaking about the staff layoffs and cuts at UMB, bad salary increases being offered, and bad pay, security and working conditions for adjuncts at UMass Lowell.  Please come support this effort if you can.   50 Warren Street, Lowell, MA.  First floor, Main Ballroom. 

11/13/17

Dear Colleague:

Our staff can use your help, and so can the FSU.  See below:

►The Professional and Classified Unions on campus are protesting the layoffs that are soon to be announced at their STAND UP Against Layoffs! demonstration  Tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 14 at 12 noon, Quinn, 2^nd floor lobby.  Please RSVP if you can attend here:  RSVP!

11/8/17

Dear Colleague,

Please help us with the activities below: 

► Call Governor Baker’s office TODAY to urge a better financial officer for us at 617.725.4005.

► Please sign the petition urging a better economic offer from Governor Baker if you have not yet done so:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyIr44b7xKMYCDD3hexQ2Bs1pJUiLBRJHmEZ3jPLJzNRWToA/viewform