Newsletters

Why Be a Member of a Union?

Fall 2015

Marlene Kim, FSU President

What does the FSU do for you?

Nationally, union members have higher wages and greater benefits (especially pensions and health care).  Many non-tenure track faculty across the country, for example, do not have health care benefits and access to the employer’s pension plan, when they are not unionized. 

Unions Fight Health Insurance Increase

Fall 2015

Lorenzo Nencioli, FSU Staff

What Ever Happened to Faculty Governance?

Fall 2015

By Jennifer Berkshire, Union News Editor

A provost vetoes a faculty hiring decision. Faculty are notified via memo that a program will now be housed in their department. A meeting of the Faculty Senate is dominated by administrators.

Fair Share: Taxing Massachusetts Millionaires to Fund Education and Transportation

Fall 2015

By Sofya Aptekar, Sociology

Imagine having 1.3 billion dollars to fund education and transportation needs in Massachusetts, including higher education.

Interrogating Structural Racism on Campus

Fall 2015

By Sofya Aptekar, Sociology, Assistant Editor