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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

 

Ratification Vote Reminder. Voting closes Friday 10AM.

12/13/2018

Dear FSU members,

The FSU Parking Memorandum of Agreement ratification vote is coming to a close. Voting will conclude at 10AM  on Friday, December 14th .

Your ballot was sent to you by Ballotbin, which is the  software we use for our elections. In a few cases, the emailed ballot  was directed by members’ email providers into spam, promotions, or junk folders, so make sure to check those.

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FSU Executive Committee Spring 19 Election Schedule

12/11/2018

Faculty Staff Union

Executive Committee Spring Election

Announcement

The Faculty Staff Union (FSU) is a member driven union that represents faculty and librarians.

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Vote yes on parking fee

12/11/2018

Dear FSU Member,

The bargaining team recommends a yes vote on the parking agreement.  Here’s why, as well as answers to some questions we have been getting: 

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Parking agreement ratification delayed until this Monday, 12/10/18

12/7/18

Dear FSU Member,

The FSU Executive Committee at its meeting of Wednesday, December 5, 2018, voted to postpone the start date of voting on the ratification of the Parking Memorandum of Agreement from Friday, December 7th to Monday December 10th.   There is no change to the date and time voting concludes.

The Election Committee is hereby informing you that ratification voting will open on Monday, December 10th at 11AM and end on Friday, December 14th at 10AM.

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FSU Executive Committee statement on tentative parking agreement

12/7/2018

Dear FSU Member,

The FSU Executive Committee approved the following statement on 12/5/18 concerning the tentative parking agreement:

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REMINDER: Important Information on Non Tenure Track Faculty Contract Rights

12/5/2018

Dear NTT Colleague,

We want to remind you to take a look at the following important information regarding non-tenure track faculty. This information covers everything from just cause rights, to promotional eligibility, to paid sick leave, and more.

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Parking fee agreement, FAQ

12/4/2018

Parking Tentative Agreement

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Help other faculty in the state and retirement counseling workshops

12/3/2018

Dear Colleague,

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FSU Parking Agreement Ratification Vote Details

11/30/2018

Dear FSU Members,

The FSU has arrived at a tentative Memorandum of Agreement with the administration on parking. To move the agreement to adoption and implementation requires a vote by FSU members.  This email explains the ratification voting process.

The Elections Committee will conduct the ratification vote.

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Research intensive semester for pre-tenure faculty

11/30/2018

Dear colleague,

As you may know, our most recent contract calls for us to bargain with the administration of each college/school to establish policies that assure that pre-tenure faculty have access to a Research Intensive Semester, or a reduction in workload, to help us build our scholarly profiles (see MOU 8 of the contract). This is good because it gives us a chance to push for a strong set of policies together.

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