Every single employee will get a raise, and no one will be paid less than $60k. Every employee who stays with the university will eventually earn the maximum of their pay grade without having to change roles. If our proposal is accepted, you will receive back pay as if you had received your 3% COLA […]
What are we asking for?
Many other public sector professional staff unions (like the National Association of Government Employees and the MASSDOT) in Massachusetts guarantee steps as a solution to this stagnation. How would PSU’s proposed step system work? Each pay grade would have its minimum to maximum salaries divided up into the course of 10 steps. Your salary would […]
What do we have now?
PSU Unit A jobs are assigned “grades,” which each have their own hiring range. For example, if you’re hired for a job graded 24 at UMass Amherst, your salary offer will be $41,865 at the low end and $62,798 at the high end, while jobs graded 30 have a range between $75,449 and $113,174. Those […]

