We have spoken with a number of members who have reported that they have been accidentally overpaid by Payroll. The latter has then mandated that the members repay the inadvertent over compensation.

A tenure track member indicated that they have been mandated to perform a specific service job that they had not agreed to perform. The FSU Grievance Committee assessed the matter and noted that while Article 15 of the contract does require service, it does not speak to the specifics of service assignments. However, the Grievance Committee also noted that the practice at UMass Boston has been to allow faculty members to choose their own service work and not require specific service assignments.

The FSU Grievance Committee was able to reach a settlement with Admin on this grievance. The member has agreed to regularly consult admin regarding ongoing workplace issues. Upon successful completion of this requirement, any letters of discipline related to this issue will be removed from the member's personnel file.

From the FSU Grievance Committee update sent on 3/23/23:

We reached a settlement agreement with the Administration whereby 5 individuals implicated in the grievance would be made whole: they will receive the course release and will be given full-time continuing appointments. The parties (Admin and FSU) then agreed to address the problems generated by confusion over this language via contract negotiations.

From the 3/23/23 Grievance Committee update: