Check out member Anna Feder’s recent op-ed in DigBoston!
Union Members Invite Prospective Students to Picture Themselves Working at Emerson
by Max Reyes via The Berkeley Beacon / “Members of the college’s staff union gathered outside of the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Saturday morning wearing stylized picture frames around their necks to raise awareness of the issues they face among students visiting the college for Picture Yourself at Emerson Day.”
Negotiation Meeting Update 2-14-18
Management came to the table with 5 proposals: Job Review Sick Bank Highlights Diversity and Inclusion Staff Teaching Compensation Work Hours and Duties We submitted 3 counterproposals: Credit for Past Service Union Security and Management Rights Compensation
Negotiation Meeting Update 1-25-18
Management came to the table with three counterproposals. 1)Compensation. 2)Credit for Past Service 3)Union Security and Management Rights We submitted three counterproposals: 1)Sick Bank. 2)Work Hours and Duties. 3)Job Review
Negotiation Meeting Update 1-10-18
Management came to the table with zero proposals. We submitted two-and-a-half counterproposals: 1)Benefits. 2)Compensation. 3) Union Security and Management Rights (in part)
Negotiation Meeting Update 12-19-2017
Management came to the table with counter proposals on the following: Compensation Benefits (in parts) Work Hours and Duties Reductions in Force and Recall We submitted one counter proposal: Performance Evaluation We were able to come to an agreement on: Discipline and Discharge We believe the action we’ve taken in the past few weeks helped speed things […]
Union Staff Claims College Stalling Negotiations
By Max Reyes via The Berkeley Beacon / “‘In spite of stalling tactics… we’re not going to get discouraged,’ Pierre Huberson, audio post production supervisor for Television, Radio, and Film and another member of the bargaining committee, said…”
NEW: Proposal for Staff Diversity and Inclusion
Emerson’s strategy to increase the diversity of its staff is limited. We, the Emerson Staff Union, recognize that we need better diversity in our ranks, and we are fighting for it. We would like to make accountability part of the solution. We are asking the administration to regularly publish the information they collect on the […]
Negotiation Meeting Update 12-5-2017
Management came to the table with zero proposals. We submitted six proposals. Five counterproposals on the following: Sick Bank Highlights Compensation Parental Leave Discipline and Discharge Staff Teaching Compensation We also submitted a new proposal on Diversity and Inclusion. Next negotiations take place on 12/19/2017 at 2pm @ 145 Tremont St.
Whose Court Is the Ball in?
UPDATE: The Emerson staff union and the College reached a tentative agreement on May 10, 2018. Members will vote to ratify the contract on May 31. ____________________________ The negotiations committee met with management about 30 times to negotiate our first contract. The following is a list of all currently outstanding proposals. Proposals the Union is […]