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The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education negotiates four collective bargaining agreements which affect state universities. These contracts are available on the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Website.
AFSCME:
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1067, Council 93, AFL-CIO
Steward, unit I: Alice Stanne alice.stanne@massart.edu, (617) 879-7303
Steward, unit II: Craig Evans cevans@massart.edu, (617) 879-7932
The collective bargaining agreement by and between the Board of Higher Education and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) covers the period from July 1,2017 to June 30, 2020.
AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement
10/7/2020 MOA on extending the contract one year: 7/1/2020-6/30/2021.
11/23/2020 MOA on extension of new vacation cap:
APA:
Association of Professional Administrators, MTA/NEA
Chapter president:Susan McNeil, smcneil@massart.edu, (617) 879-7456
Membership officer: Lucas Dean, ldean@massart.edu, (617) 879-7940
The collective bargaining agreement by and between the Board of Higher Education and the Association of Professional Administrators (APA) covers the period from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
APA Collective Bargaining Agreement
January 2021 - new Appendix K in the contract:
12/9/2020 MOA on extension of vacation cap:
11/17/2020 BHE-APA COVID MOA
11/17/2020 Remote Work Arrangement Policy (for post-COVID era)
MSCA:
Massachusetts State College Association, MTA/NEA
Chapter president: Kathryn Riel, kriel@massart.edu, (617) 879-7112
MSCA Collective Bargaining Agreement: 7/1/2017-6/30/2020
MSCA one-year extension: 7/1/2021-6/30/2020
MSCA attachment: COVID-19 health and safety
12/11/2020 MOA on extension of vacation cap
DGCE:
Division of Graduate and Continuing Education, Massachusetts State College Association, MTA/NEA
The collective bargaining agreement by and between the Board of Higher Education and the DGCE/MSCA/MTA/NEA covers the period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020.
DGCE Collective Bargaining Agreement