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The Faculty Staff Union of UMass Boston Quinn/2/81A 100 Morrissey Blvd Boston MA 02125 617-287-6295 | fsu@umb.edu 

The Faculty Staff Union of UMass Boston

Welcome to the FSU Site. Here you will find important information about our union, including the contract, a list of officers and  Executive Committee members, the FSU office telephone number and our address. You will also find information about current issues.   Please be sure to check the site regularly for the most recent issues facing our unit. We also have provided links to related sites that   you may find useful for union issues and for professional activities.



Caroline Coscia, President 

fsu@umb.edu

 

Summer Session Registration Deadlines - UPDATE

5/22/2024

Dear Members,

The FSU reached out to Provost Berger regarding summer session course registrations specifically the May 10th deadline for summer session one. We are concerned that the early deadline harms students who may not be focused on summer classes while completing Spring 24 class work.  

We know this is extra work for you and we oppose the administration's decision to close summer registration so early this year. 

The below is the response received from Joe Berger. 

Sincerely,

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Nuts & Bolts: FMLA outsourcing, transportation survey, period of non-responsibility, FSU June to August, FSU Executive Committee and MTA Summer Conference

5/20/2024

Dear Members,

This week is why we do what we do.  Commencement week is exciting.  Our students are amazing – they work many hours off campus, commute (this year with multiple T closures), and participate in student organizations. Watching the number of students who rise when the Chancellor asks ‘who are the first in their family to graduate from college’ is heartwarming.

You might be tired from and still grading final papers and exams; but remember you have set your students forward on a path of success.

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FINAL REMINDER: TOMORROW May 15th Deadline To Notify Department of Intent to Apply for NTT Promotions

5/14/2024

Dear Colleagues,

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Nuts & Bolts: parking survey, outsourcing of FMLA, take action to stop FMLA outsourcing, semester parking passes and NEA student loan refinancing

5/13/2024

Dear Members,

As I write this out of the corner of my eye I see them.  The pile is calling for me to open them.  I move the pile across the room but still they demand attention. They are of course a pile of blue books.  I wondered when we began using blue books.  A google search indicates Butler University first used them in the 1920s.  Butler’s school colors are blue and white.

Thank you for attending our end of semester gatherings!

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The FSU condemns use of force against peaceful protestors at UMass Amherst

5/10/2024

Faculty Staff Union Executive Committee statement

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The Point: The Labor Movement’s War

5/9/2024

This week’s Point was written by Suha Ballout, who is an Associate Professor in the Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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REMINDER: May 15th Deadline To Notify Department of Intent to Apply for NTT Promotions

5/8/2024

Dear Colleagues,

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Support FSU at Faculty Council Meeting Today

5/6/2024

Dear Members,

Please support the FSU by attending the last regular Faculty Council meeting of the year today at 1:00PM (contact FSU for Zoom and room location information).

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Nuts & Bolts: End of Semester gathering, medical leaves, Summer Session Classes, Red line closure, RES Funds, and MTA travel benefits

5/6/2024

Dear Members,

May 6th is National Nurses Day.  Thank you to our nursing faculty for all your work educating our students, conducting scholarship plus practicing to maintain your nursing license.  

Join Us! May 7th and May 8th

The FSU welcomes all members to our end of year social. Non-members are also very welcome to  join us to learn about the work the union does and to encourage you to join. We are stronger together.

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Bargaining Update: “A dumpster fire of disrespect and contempt”

5/3/24

“The irony of conducting online negotiations while demanding zoom be shut down shouldn’t be lost on anyone.”

              -              FSU Expanded Team Member

Dear FSU members,

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