by Tom Donaghue | Nov 18, 2024 | News
Hi all, Exciting news — the University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved the new 2024-2027 UMPSA Contract at its November 17-18 meeting at the University of Maine. The vote among your fellow UMPSA union members to ratify the Contract was 98% Yes, 2% No,...
by Tom Donaghue | Nov 7, 2024 | News
Hi UMPSA members, Good news! The vote among your fellow UMPSA union members to ratify the 2024-2027 Contract has concluded and it overwhelmingly passed: 98% Yes, 2% No, with 72% of all eligible UMPSA members voting. Thank you for your support! The next step is for the...
by Frear hook | Nov 5, 2024 | News
With the Open Enrollment period upon us, we thought this would be the ideal time to offer members an informative explanation of the University Self-Insured Plans, how rates are determined, and how (and why) our Employee Health Plans are negotiated separately from...
by Tom Donaghue | Oct 24, 2024 | News
Your UMPSA Negotiating Team and the UMaine System have come to a Tentative Agreement on a new three-year contract. We successfully brought the UMaine System back to the bargaining table, we presented a package of proposals: some originally proposed with modifications...
by Tom Donaghue | Sep 16, 2024 | News
Since our August negotiation update, your UMPSA Negotiating Team has continued to bargain with the UMaine System (UMS) Negotiating Team, typically once a week or (unfortunately) once every other week. We have made progress on several items, tentatively agreeing to six...
by Tom Donaghue | Aug 8, 2024 | News
Since our last update, your UMPSA Negotiating Team has continued to collectively bargain with the UMaine System (UMS) Negotiating Team, typically once a week or once every other week. Both sides have put all their proposals on the bargaining table, in writing, and we...
