Faculty Staff Union

Representing Faculty Members and Librarians at UMass Boston Since 1976

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Membership Info

The Faculty Staff Union is funded almost entirely through members’ dues. We strongly encourage all faculty and librarians to join the FSU, and the vast majority have.

Welcome to the FSU: An introduction to your union by President Jason Rodriquez and Vice President Jessica Holden.

Compare membership and non-membership status to see why the vast majority of faculty and librarians are full dues-paying members of the FSU.

Dues are deducted once a month, usually in the second pay period, between September and June. Contact the FSU office for membership and payroll deduction authorization forms. 

See the dues rates for 26-27.

Fill out a union membership form (contact the FSU for help completing the form; forms should be mailed to the union office or emailed to the FSU)

Your payments to the FSU may be tax-deductible; contact your tax professional for advice.

Recent Posts

  • Nuts And Bolts: Seeking Bargaining Team Members
  • The Point: What Does an R1 Library Actually Look Like?
  • FSU Welcomes the New Academic Year
  • Conclusion of Parking Bargaining
  • Your Recent Salary Raise + What’s Next for Bargaining
  • Supporting Contingent Women of Color Faculty Initiative
  • Join MTA at Boston Pride this Saturday
  • Reminder June 3rd Parking Bargaining Update: Status of bargaining and what happens July 1st
  • Parking and Transportation Bargaining Update- Meeting on Wed June 3rd, 12PM
  • Nuts And Bolts: Period of Non-Responsibility, Parking And Transportation Update, Know your contract: Enrollment above Cap, Know Your Contract: Phased Retirement, No on 90 Campaign, MTA Summer Conference, and MTA Benefits