10/24/2022

Dear Member, 

This issue of Nuts & Bolts focuses on your core bargaining team and how you can help the team.  

The FSU Executive Committee is pleased to announce the members of your core bargaining team (CBT) who will bargain our successor collective bargaining agreement 2023-2026.  In alphabetical order:  

10/24/2022

Greetings Colleagues,

Subject: Contract Action Team

Action Item: Consider Joining It!

As you will learn from our other blast email today (“Nuts and Bolts”) the Executive Committee  of the FSU last week elected our Core Bargaining Team (CBT) to take on the work of negotiating the successor contract to the one that we completed seemingly 15 minutes ago.  Our current contract expires at the end of June 2023 and the plan is to begin the next round of bargaining this coming winter. 

10/21/2022

Dear Colleagues,

As you may know, the administration has been attempting to constitute a search committee to fill three newly-announced positions in the Africana Studies Department by January 2023. While we strongly support the decision to fund these lines, we are concerned that no members of the Africana Studies Department are on this search committee, and also feel that it is unlikely that a successful search—particularly for two senior positions--can be carried out in this short span of time.  

10/21/2022

Dear Members, 

There are 11 days left until the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver expires. Attached is a flyer with information on what you need to do before the expiration date.

We want as many members as possible to understand what’s at stake here – and know that there are only a few days left to take advantage.

10/18/2022

Dear Members, 

The MTA is hosting a zoom forum on Imagining a Better Future for Public Higher Education.  

We hope you will be able to attend. Details are below. 

Sincerely, 

Caroline Coscia                                 Jeff Melnick 

FSU President                                   FSU Vice President 

Senior Lecturer II                              Professor 

Political Science Department         American Studies Department