Greetings These past months have been challenging. As we support colleagues affected by layoffs and manage increased workloads, we are reminded of exactly why our union exists. Our collective power, built over years, has provided a critical foundation. Because of the determined fight of our members in 2018, those affected by layoffs received not only […]
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Spring 2025 Newsletter
Greetings As spring arrives, it’s a good time to look ahead—Summer 2025 will mark our third contract negotiation with the College. With the changing season comes a critical moment for all of us to come together, reflect on our needs, and prepare to make our voices heard. This negotiation isn’t just a routine check-in. It […]
Fall 2024 Newsletter
Greetings As the crisp autumn air ushers in the fall season, we find ourselves at the start of a new semester—filled with both opportunities and challenges. Fall is a season of change, a time to reflect on what’s passed and to look forward to what lies ahead. Our union, like the leaves that shift color […]
Union Statement Regarding Campus Events
April 30, 2024 The Emerson Staff Union-Local 888 SEIU joins our campus in expressing grief, mourning, disappointment, and pain resulting from the egregious and violent response by police to our students, staff, and faculty on April 25, 2024. Emerson students protesting for justice in Palestine have been arrested twice in as many months for nonviolent […]
Summer 2023 Newsletter
Greetings As the leaves begin to change and a new season approaches, we are thrilled to extend a warm welcome back to another academic year to each and every one of you. Change is certainly in the air with the new President, Jay Bernhardt, arriving on campus. The upcoming fall semester and arrival of new […]
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Spring 2023 Newsletter Greetings Let’s Check Your Math… Welcome, New Members! Meet the New Officers Get Involved! Become a Chapter Steward A Thank You to Our Departing Officers Follow Us on Social Greetings Greetings, colleagues and friends, and happy and healthy Spring 2023! Our Union continues to win progress for members and respect both from […]
Emerson Staff Union Demonstration Demands Cost-of-Living Adjustment, Equitable Conditions
By Adri Pray and Hannah Nguyen / “Conversation about the staff union buzzed Thursday morning as faculty members entered the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym for the 2022 Faculty Institute. Many people donned “I support the Emerson staff union” stickers on their shirts or read fliers outlining where the staff union is stuck in […]
Memorandum of Agreement – Salary Increases
Access the Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Salary Increases, signed on 9/22/2021.
2021 Fundraisers
The Emerson College Staff Union believes that Black Lives Matter, that police violence against Black and Brown communities must stop, that racism is systemic and must be dismantled. In honor of Juneteenth, we’re calling on our members to support and uplift two organizations who do important work in our communities: League of Women for Community […]
A Message to Students from the Emerson Staff Union
Originally posted on November 24, 2020.