April 13th to 17th
Thursday, April 16th, 11AM-1PM FSU Annual Meeting
Open to dues paying members.
Dear Faculty and Librarians,
This week is our annual meeting. A time to gather with colleagues, meet new colleagues, hear what your union is doing, adopt our operating budget, and provide us with your input. This year we are meeting on Thursday, April 16th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM. Our annual meeting is only open to dues paying members. Meeting details and meeting materials were sent to dues paying members on April 9th.
Sick Leave Bank
The other day a member said they heard we no longer have a sick leave bank. That is false. We have a sick leave bank. The bank is overseen by a committee- two FSU members and two from administration.
Our contract states: After the exhaustion of personal sick leave accumulation, any member of the Sick Leave Bank shall be entitled to use the Sick Leave Bank for any bona fide illness or disability, effective upon notice to the campus Personnel Office. The granting of such sick leave shall be subject to the same criteria as personal sick leave days and shall be consistent with university policy. (Article 27.3.3. 1.3)
Sick Leave Bank Donations
At any time, a member may donate some of their accrued sick time to the sick leave bank (Article 27.3.3.1.1). To do so you need to complete a form. To obtain the form, contact Human Resources.
Sick Leave Bank Donations: Retiring Members
To our retiring members, if you wish to donate your unused sick hours, please begin the process around June 1st as the donation paperwork must be completed prior to the end of your employment (August 31st).
Parking Rally, April 15th at 1:45 ISC Atrium
Show administration that a proposed $18 daily rate is unacceptable! Join us in demanding a no daily rate increase, allow for a 30-use pass, and a larger transit subsidy.
Anti-Racism Grant Recipient Activities (information supplied by recipient)
Stolen School: What Desegregation took and one Black Community’s 60-year fight to get it back.
April 29th from 4 to 6PM
We are inviting you to attend a documentary screening and panel event exploring desegregation and its impacts, funded by a UMB FSU anti-racism grant. Please RSVP using the QR code on the attached flyer.
Set in Evanston, IL, a Chicago suburb, Stolen School, confronts the reality that desegregation wasn’t good for everyone. In 1967, Evanston “desegregated” its schools by closing Foster School, the all-Black neighborhood school in the historically Black 5th ward. Since there was not a single school in the 5th ward, children who lived there were bused to at least seven different schools. For nearly 60 years, there’s been no district school in the 5th ward, where the largest population of Black families reside. Stolen School features the voices and stories of Foster School students, 5th Ward residents, educators, civil servants, and activists who describe their devastating losses and chronicle their ongoing fight to get their school back.
Along with documentary Executive Producer Dr. Shannon Clark, UMB faculty and affiliates will explore the film and connect its themes to Boston’s past and present. Ultimately, our hope for this event is that it will strengthen our collective UMB community knowledge and expertise around school closures to be both informed and responsive to larger community needs in our research and service work.
Join MTA members and labor organizations to rally in support of International Workers’ Day and our fight for full funding of public higher education, a reformed healthcare system, protections for immigrant students, and fair contracts for all. The rally begins at 5PM on Boston Common.
Recently, GIC removed coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Why? The high cost of coverage. Yet, the makers of these medications have seen skyrocketing profits. Eli Lilly, the maker of Mounjaro and Zepbound, saw their net income rise to $6 billion. Tell Eli Lilly that profit over people is wrong. Meet at 4PM on May 1st at Eli Lilly’s office in Cambridge for a rally and then walk to Boston Common.
MTA Benefits: $100 Lowe’s Gift Card
MTA Benefits is giving away three $100 Lowe gift cards. To enter go to https://www.mtabenefits.com/giveaways-tickets/giveaways
Nuts & Bolts will return on April 27th. Monday, April 20th is Patriots’ Day, a university holiday.
Sincerely,
Caroline Coscia
FSU President
Senior Lecturer II
Political Science Department