March 26, 2019

Union members of the MSCA day division will begin voting on whether to ratify the new contract terms reached with the Board of Higher Education and university presidents on March 4, 2019.  The MSCA Board of Directors voted 12-1 to recommend ratification at a special meeting on March 15, 2019.

Ratification will be conducted in person at the nine universities from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm today (March 26), tomorrow (March 27) and Thursday (March 28) of this week.

Ratification Locations:

Bridgewater:          Chapter Office, 91 Burrill Avenue
Fitchburg:               Chapter Office, Miller Hall, Suite G-02; and McKay C Wing
Framingham:         Chapter President’s Faculty Office, O’Connor 259
MassArt:                  Library, Tower Building, 12th Floor, Circulation Desk
MCLA:                       Faculty Center, Bowman Hall
Mass Maritime:     Faculty Lounge, Harrington Building, 3rd Floor
Salem:                      Chapter Office, 202B, Sullivan Building, North Campus
Westfield:               Chapter Office, Parenzo Hall, Room 010
Worcester:              Chapter Office, Sullivan Building, Second Floor, Room 216

Ballots will be counted beginning at 4:00 pm on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Worcester chapter union office, Sullivan 216 at Worcester State University.  Union members may attend to witness the count.

Be informed.  Please review a summary of the terms of the agreement.

You can also read the March 4, 2019 Tentative Agreement, which modifies the April 16, 2018 Tentative Agreement.

If you have any questions feel free to contact your chapter president, or the MSCA President’s office.

CJ O’Donnell
MSCA President