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Don’t Let Flu or Meningitis Bug UMass!

October 17, 2018

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USA Summary of the MOA for 2017-2020

September 4, 2018

Here is a summary of the proposed changes bargained by your USA bargaining team and the employer for the 2017-2020 contract. Actual changes are shown in the official MOA. Click here for all of the ratification documents. … [Read more...] about USA Summary of the MOA for 2017-2020

Q & A: Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2017-2020

September 4, 2018

Members' questions regarding the MOA for 2017-2020 were submitted for consideration, answered, and can be accessed here. Click here for all of the ratification documents. … [Read more...] about Q & A: Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2017-2020

Official Memorandum of Agreement for the 2017-2020 USA Contract

September 4, 2018

The recently bargained MOA, including original language from 2014-2017 and successive amendments to the contract for 2017-2020, can be found here. Click here for all of the ratification documents. … [Read more...] about Official Memorandum of Agreement for the 2017-2020 USA Contract

USA’s EQUITY & RESPECT RALLY at Summer Conference

July 26, 2018

Greetings! The University Staff Association, the union representing nearly 1000 clerical and technical education support professionals on the Amherst campus and in UMass Amherst extension offices across the Commonwealth, has been in bargaining with UMass since early spring 2017. With a contract that expired in July 2017, the USA has been bargaining for equity and respect. … [Read more...] about USA’s EQUITY & RESPECT RALLY at Summer Conference

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