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 the two sides agree on changes made to an article. The TAs are only final if USA membership votes to accept the entire contract at the end of the bargaining … [Read more...] about Bargaining Update 03-12-25 and 03-26-25
Bargaining Update 02-26-2025
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 a counter. Executive Director of EH&S and Emergency Management Jeff Hescock joined the University's team today to discuss … [Read more...] about Bargaining Update 02-26-2025
Let Them Eat Lobsters
"Still Life with a Lobster" by Jan Davidsz from Toledo Museum of Art By Alexis Ali, Professional Staff Union (PSU) Communications Committee (Note from the University Staff Association (USA): This editorial, originally posted by PSU is being shared to USA's website as part of the campus-wide unions' continuing collective bargaining efforts towards fair contract. You can … [Read more...] about Let Them Eat Lobsters
USA Heats Up At the MTA Winter Skills Conference!
By Deborah Place and Kyle Chambers Every year, the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) brings together union members from school districts and public higher education institutions from across the Commonwealth to attend the MTA Bargaining Summit and Winter Union Skills Conference. This year’s event took place at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, … [Read more...] about USA Heats Up At the MTA Winter Skills Conference!
Bargaining Update 02-12-2025
February 12th, 2025 Where we are: Today we brought questions to management regarding their proposals. We asked the University’s representatives for status updates on their counters or responses to USA’s proposals. We shared our Proposal Tracker, which shows that the University has not presented a single counter proposal since we presented our last proposal in November. You … [Read more...] about Bargaining Update 02-12-2025
