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
Bargaining Update 02-05-2025
Where we are: Today we continued the process of presenting our counter proposals and brought questions to management regarding their proposals. USA brought a counter to the University Proposal on Article 26 Disciplinary Action. The University's representatives did not bring any counters, and made comments on our counterproposal and the informally countered USA Proposal 14: Farm … [Read more...] about Bargaining Update 02-05-2025
Bargaining Update 01-15-25
Where we are: Today we continued the process of presenting our counter proposals and brought questions to management regarding their proposals. USA brought a counter to the University General Proposal on Article 7. Management informally countered USA Proposal 14: Farm Superintendent Reclassification. USA also brought questions to management to inform our future counters. USA's … [Read more...] about Bargaining Update 01-15-25
Bargaining Update 12-11-24
December 11th, 2024 Where we are: Today the USA Bargaining Team presented our final two proposals to management regarding contracting out and our new 7-step salary proposal. Management brought their final proposal regarding campus closures due to inclement weather. Now that all proposals are on the table, we will begin the counterproposal and negotiations process. USA's … [Read more...] about Bargaining Update 12-11-24
