UMass will agree to obey the Taxpayer Protection Act (commonly known as the “Pacheco Law”), which was created to ensure that any privatization of state services can be shown to provide the same or greater level of services for a lower cost. This includes obeying the determinations of the state auditor as to whether UMass can privatize any bargaining unit positions—rather than ignoring them, as they did with the Advancement division. In short, UMass management would acknowledge that they are beholden to Massachusetts laws.
Professional Staff Union UMass Amherst & Boston
University of Massachusetts labor union
