BARGAINING

TO GRAD WORKERS

Dear Graduate Student Employees at UMass Dartmouth,

Your union's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Team has been working very hard to secure the strongest possible CBA for all UMassD graduate student employees!

Check out our Canva graphical summary of what we've proposed to the university here. Some highlights are also below. And for the latest version of our full proposal, check your email!

If you have any ideas or suggestions for your CBA Team, please let us know by emailing us or filling out the anonymous Feedback Form below. We want to hear every voice, and your input shapes the bargaining priorities.

Also, your CBA Team always welcomes additional teammates! We greatly appreciate any assistance you can provide with writing your CBA, attending negotiations in person or over Zoom, planning union events and actions, and connecting with union members. If you are interested in learning more, please email us.

Remember, YOU put the U in Union!

Sincerely,

Your Graduate Student Union
at UMass Dartmouth

BARGAINING TIMELINE

(in reverse chronological order)

March 25th 2025, Mediation Session #2:

• UMassD rejected GSU's entire economic proposal, didn't propose anything

• GSU proposed 3 articles for Tentative Agreement (Union - University Meetings, Court Leave, and Military Leave)

• GSU's economic proposal is still Version 65 (4 pages)

March 17th 2025:

• UMassD emailed the Mediator with their updated non-economic articles proposal (19 pages)

• GSU emailed the Mediator with just our updated economic articles proposal

• GSU made only small changes to UMassD's version of the economic articles in a strong good-faith effort to bargain (we didn't use our previously-proposed version)

• GSU's economic proposal is up to Version 65 (4 pages)

February 18th 2025:

• GSU emailed the Mediator with just our updated non-economic articles proposal

• GSU's non-economic proposal is up to Version 61 (38 pages)

February 5th 2025, Mediation Session #1:

• UMassD rejected GSU's entire proposal, didn't propose anything

• GSU's proposal is still at Version 59 (still at 55 pages)

February 1st 2025:

• GSU emailed the Mediator with our updated proposal

• GSU deleted 20 pages of our previous proposal in a strong good-faith effort to bargain

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 59 (down to 55 pages)

November 4th 2024:

• GSU and UMassD jointly filed for mediation through the MA Department of Labor Relations

October 2nd 2024, Bargaining Session #8:

• UMassD presented their proposal (19 pages)

• GSU's draft proposal is still at Version 47 (still 75 pages)

September 27th 2024:

• GSU emailed UMassD with our updated proposal

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 47 (75 pages)

September 9th 2024, Bargaining Session #7:

• UMassD asked questions about GSU's proposal, didn't present anything

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 44 (still 40 pages)

August 5th 2024:

• GSU emailed UMassD with explanations and supporting information about our proposal

July 30th 2024, Bargaining Session #6:

• GSU presented our updated proposal of mandatory topics only

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 42 (still 40 pages)

June 10th 2024, Bargaining Session #5:

• UMassD rejected GSU's entire proposal, presented their updated proposal (18 pages)

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 33 (40 pages)

May 22nd 2024, Bargaining Session #4:

• GSU presented our updated proposal

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 29 (35 pages)

February 20th 2024, Bargaining Session #3:

• UMassD presented their proposal (18 pages)

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 13 (13 pages)

December 14th 2023, Bargaining Session #2:

• GSU presented our proposal

• GSU's draft proposal is up to Version 8 (10 pages)

November 15th 2023, Bargaining Session #1:

• We had our very first negotiation session with the university. It begins. And they actually met with us, instead of just ignoring us like they always used to do!!! This was the first time in over 8 years that we actually met with university administrators.

• GSU signed UMassD's Ground Rules to govern the negotiations

August 14th 2023: We began drafting our first Collective Bargaining Agreement with the university.

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