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Kronos Update: June 30th Grievance Hearing &PSU & MSP Solidarity Petition

July 2, 2026

Dear USA members, On Wednesday, June 30, USA members and PSU and MSP allies greeted the University’s representatives with chants of “respect your workers, respect our contract” as they arrived to hear our grievance about them breaking it by forcing Kronos on USA. Ryan Kennedy, Barbara Chaput, Jeremy Forgue, and Steve Reynolds (Executive Director of A&F) met with the USA … [Read more...] about Kronos Update: June 30th Grievance Hearing &PSU & MSP Solidarity Petition

University Staff Association Newsletter – June 2026

June 29, 2026

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🌷 Monday, June 29th, 2026 🌻 Kronos Listening Session Updates On Wednesday June 17th, several elected USA leaders joined with a contingent of interested rank-and-file USA members as they again met with management to discuss their proposed implementation of Kronos timekeeping and location tracking software. Sadly, the information provided only raised more serious concerns … [Read more...] about University Staff Association Newsletter – June 2026

Kronos Update: Deliver your petition!

June 29, 2026

We Say Kro-NOS! No to location tracking and surveillance

Dear USA members, On Wednesday, June 24, the USA organizing committee brought your petition, signed by over 450 members, to Ryan Kennedy, an HR Business Partner who is part of the team trying to push Kronos in violation of our contract. He was not there. HRBPs and management are trying to force us to use strict and bothersome location-tracking software while they continue … [Read more...] about Kronos Update: Deliver your petition!

Kronos Update: June 17th Meeting with University Admin and Petition Update

June 24, 2026

We Say Kro-NOS! No to location tracking and surveillance

Dear USA members, On Wednesday June 17th, the University Staff Association met again with UMass Admin (Barbara Chaput, Jeremy Forgue, and Ryan Kennedy) to discuss the implementation of Kronos and ask questions. Our questions were met with a shocking amount of “I don’t know” and no clarity around why it’s necessary. They were unable to describe how utilizing Kronos will be a … [Read more...] about Kronos Update: June 17th Meeting with University Admin and Petition Update

University Staff Association Newsletter – May 2026

May 26, 2026

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🌷 Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 🌻 USA Member Elected to MTA Executive Committee!New MTA President and Vice President Elected at Annual Meeting! Sixteen USA delegates (pictured above) attended this year's Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) Annual Meeting to vote in the MTA elections and on the budget, bylaws, ballot initiatives, and new business items presented before the … [Read more...] about University Staff Association Newsletter – May 2026

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Thursday, 09 July 2026
  • Federal Fightback
    Thursday, 09 July 2026  8:30 am - 9:30 am

  • Organizing Committee Meeting
    Thursday, 09 July 2026  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Friday, 10 July 2026
  • UUU Classified Coalition
    Friday, 10 July 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am

Monday, 13 July 2026
  • Multi-Union Momentum (MUM)
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Wednesday, 15 July 2026
  • Executive Board Meeting
    Wednesday, 15 July 2026  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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