By the University Staff Association (USA) Communications Committee
As the end of April approaches, USA’s Bargaining Team has reflected on the discussions that led to where they are now in the bargaining cycle.
They reflect on the important dates that …
Where we are: In the bargaining session on 4/9, USA presented several counter proposals previously rejected by the management bargaining team, and asked for rationale on previously rejected proposals. During and after a 30 minute caucus, management returned to the …
By the University Staff Association (USA) Communications Committee
Representatives from the Princeton Review came out to UMass Amherst on March 12th to decide if UMass Dining should be #1 on their list of “Best Campus Food” for an unprecedented …
Where we are: On 3/26 we reached 3 tentative agreements! This is a first step towards coming to an agreement with management and there is still a lot of work to be done. A tentative agreement (TA) is reached when …
Where we are: USA’s Bargaining Team is continuing to work on counters to the University’s proposals. Since November, we have been waiting for counters from the University. Today they provided 4 counters and outright rejected 7 of our proposals without …