Employees in the university's advancement office risk losing their union benefits, including state pension and future contributions, under UMass' plans to move to a private foundation. Unions are pushing back and plan to hold a rally today.
Unions at UMass Amherst are crying foul over a plan by the university to privatize the jobs of more than 100 employees who work in fundraising.
The employees work for the university's advancement office. UMass wants them to move to a private foundation. The move means employees would lose their union benefits, including future contributions to state pensions."This process is solely driven by legal and regulatory compliance requirements," the statement reads.
But Brad Turner, who is the co-chair of the Professional Staff Union in Amherst, said that's only because of changes the university is making to fundraising at UMass. "These positions are state work," he said."This is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system. Our workers took these jobs because they are state positions. They wanted the benefits associated with state positions and unions."This story is a production of the New England News Collaborative. It was originallyNote: The license for NEPM’s main radio signal is held by UMass Amherst. The newsroom operates independently.
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