UPDATE: June 17, 2026
The state has released the money for our retroactive pay and COLA-adjusted salaries.
To find out how much your salary will increase beginning with the 6/18 paycheck and how much you are retroactively owed in the 7/3 paycheck, we have built a retro and salary calculator.
Calculator for COLA Increases and Retro Pay (Unit A only, both campuses)
You will need to input your current annual pay rate. For those who don’t know what that is, you can find it by searching for your name on CTHRU, the statewide payroll site. Your annual pay will be listed under “Annual Rate”.
Equity Pool (Unit A, Amherst only)
Bargaining-unit members holding one of the following 15 specific state job titles earning below $80,001 will be getting an additional pay raise. The exact amount has yet to be determined. For those who are unsure of what your state job title is, you can find it by searching for your name on CTHRU, the statewide payroll site. It will be posted under “Job Title”.
Here are the eligible job titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Academic Program Coord II
- Academic Program Coord III
- Financial/ Budget Analyst
- Sr Financial/ Budget Analyst
- Associate Advisor, Career Services
- Staff Writer/ Editor
- Writer/ Editor
- Sr Editor/ Writer
- Marketing Assistant II
- Marketing Specialist
- Consumer Mgr Disabilities Serv
- Assoc Dir II Rec/Sports Clubs
- Early Childhood Teacher
- Education Specialist I JG 25
UPDATE: February 20, 2026
On February 11, 2026, we reached a tentative agreement with the university for Unit A contract bargaining. PSU members ratified the tentative agreement on February 19.
This bargaining campaign was the largest in PSU’s history. More than 600 PSU members attended a bargaining session as a Silent Bargaining Representative, and more than 1,500 took action of some kind. Together, we stood our ground, fought off the UMass administration’s extreme takebacks, and made progress in important areas of our contract.
But this contract does not include everything we deserve. PSU members are standing up for full staffing, living wages, and an institution that is accountable to the public. And our fight for a truly transformative 2027–2030 contract starts today.
Get involved today, and let’s win the contract we deserve together.
PSU Communication Network
To win big, we need to engage every PSU member directly. We are building an old-school “communication tree” to ensure 1:1 communication about important actions can happen throughout our entire union. To make this a reality, we need new communicators from every area of our campuses!
No special experience or skills are required. Templates, support, and a contact list of co-workers will be provided. Join your 100+ co-workers who are plugged in already—get plugged in today!
Silent Bargaining Representatives
PSU is committed to transparency and democracy in bargaining. Our power comes from our members. This past contract, we were proud to fight for and win an agreement to bring rank-and-file PSU members and community members into the bargaining room.
Our bargaining sessions were open to any PSU member who wanted to join, as well as guests from other campus unions, students, and the community. More than 600 “Silent Bargainers” joined the elected PSU bargaining team at the negotiating table.
You can read more about Silent Bargainers here!
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Our membership is our strength. Union membership is no longer automatic – you must submit a membership application to become a union member.
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