Raises

5/8/2023

Dear FSU Members,

This is the final Nuts & Bolts of the academic year.   This issue provides information on a variety of items- including annual meeting updates, deadlines, and fun activities.

International Faculty Breakfast Social

The FSU welcomes all international faculty to gather on May 9^th, 9:00-10:30AM to meet, share advice and forge solidarity.  Stop by ISC 1 – 1400 or on zoom at  (contact FSU or Caroline Coscia for Zoom information).

4/18/2023

Dear FSU Members, 

Greetings from the Contract Action Team – the FSU committee that mobilizes our members during bargaining. 

4/14/2023

Dear FSU Members,

We have some great news from Governor Healey’s office on parameters (salary increases for state employees). This salary increase is the direct result of our collective action in coalition with other campus and statewide unions, as FSU members petitioned, made phone calls, sent emails, and engaged in other public actions to put pressure on the governor to provide money for substantial raises.

Based on communications with the governor’s Administration and Finance executive office, this is what we can expect:

3/22/2023

Dear Member, 

Please join the FSU along with the CSU, DCU and PSU members as we present Chancellor Suárez-Orozco a petition with over 800 UMB faculty and staff names who signed the petition demanding higher salary increases.  

Earlier this year we asked you to sign the petition to tell Governor Healey we demand salary raises that meet and exceed inflation.  Many of you did.   

When    Thursday, March 23 at 12:45PM 

Where: Outside the union office, Quinn second floor (head towards the library) 

2/13/2023

Dear Members, 

We all receive emails reminding us of an upcoming deadline.  We read it and then say to ourselves – oh, yeah, I need to do that before the deadline. Sometimes we do meet the deadline and other times grading, advising, committee work, and family life causes us to miss the deadline. 

This issue of Nuts & Bolts is a reminder to submit your RES funds.  But first..

Help us push for a larger pay raise!