Resident Assistants Union Meeting

Resident Assistants Union Meeting   When: Tuesday, October 14th, 5:00-7:00 PM Where: Hampshire House Conference Room Hampshire House is the small building located right at the crosswalk over Massachusetts Ave to the Southwest Residential Area. The conference room is located on the first floor. We’ll have pizza and stuff to drink. At this meeting, we hope to elect unit co-chairs, talk about bargaining the next contract … Continue reading

2012 RAU Contract Highlights

Highlights of 2012-2015 Contract and 2011-2012 Memorandum of Agreement Article New Language Old Language Wages Academic Year 2011-2012 New RA – $3,400 – 12.5% Returning – $3,600 – 17% Academic Year 2012-2013 New RA – $3,600 – 5.9% Returning – $3,800 – 5.5% Academic Year 2013-2014 New RA – $3,800 – 5.5% Returning – $4,000 – 5.3% Academic Year 2014-2015 New RA – $4,000 – … Continue reading

Mediation for UMass Union Members

Second round of the Resident Assistants (RAs) mediation process [is happening at this very moment]. About 60+ RAs and community members came out for a silent protest outside the mediation session. Avery Fuerst, RAU co-chair and Court Cline, UAW Servicing Representative, presented a stack of petitions and faculty/community letters of support to the Management Team at the University. Mediation continues today with a hopeful eye toward resolution of the long-expired RAU contract. RAU members … Continue reading