This is the go-to place for bargaining materials for PSU Unit A members.
PSU’s bargaining team has developed a transformative set of proposals to address a range of important issues, including:
- Our salary system…
- Workload / staffing
- Job security / protections against privatization
- Employee well-being (workplace climate, discrimination and discipline, respect at work)
- And more…
Become an informed union member and fight for the contract we deserve.
Important Dates
Upcoming Bargaining Sessions |
Monday, Nov. 18 — 10:00 a.m.–Noon Monday, Nov. 18 — 2:00–4:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 — 10:00 a.m.–Noon Monday, Dec. 2 — 2:00–4:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16 — 10:00 a.m.–Noon Monday, Dec. 16 — 2:00–4:00 p.m. |
Silent Bargaining Representatives
The PSU Bargaining Team wants YOU to join us at the bargaining table. Build our power and experience bargaining first-hand. Sign up to be a Silent Bargaining Representative!
Silent Bargaining Representatives (SBRs) are union members who silently represent PSU during negotiations. Any dues-paying member may be an SBR for one or more sessions. The purpose of SBRs is to: enhance transparency; provide the bargaining team with more perspectives and feedback; demonstrate our unity; and allow more first-hand accounts to reach our co-workers. SBRs are not merely observers, but are silent members of the union’s bargaining team.
Sign up to be a Silent Bargaining Representative:
Official Bargaining Documents
Guiding Documents, Presentations, Resources
Take Action
- #FairPay #FullStaffing zoom background
- AMHERST: click here to get involved in the campaign
- BOSTON: click here to get involved in the campaign
Wages
- PSU’s Raise-Less Pay Scale (how our salary scale works, and how it doesn’t)
- What is COLA–and why is it never enough?
- UMass Amherst $112 million surplus
- Bargaining Proposals Overview Slides
- Wages Contract Q&A Slides
- Workloads Contract Q&A Slides
- Well-Being Contract Q&A Slides
Give Feedback on Bargaining Proposals
Please attend one or more of the information sessions listed above!
Still have questions, reactions, or other thoughts to share? Please email us:
Amherst members: prostaff@umass.edu; Boston members: prostaff.union@umb.edu
Become a Member!
Our membership is our strength. Union membership is no longer automatic – you must submit a membership application to become a union member.
Click here for instructions and more information.