URI PSA RATIFIES AND EXECUTES 2025-2027 CONTRACT EXTENSION
URI PSA CONTRACT EXTENSION has been ratified by the membership (94% voted in favor). The contract has been fully executed. This extension covers the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
The URI Professional Staff Association (PSA) is a bargaining unit affiliated with the National Education Association of Rhode Island (NEARI). It represents over 500 employees in a variety of administrative, non-teaching faculty, and technical staff positions at the University. As the local union, we perform a variety of functions for our members. We negotiate the terms of our collective bargaining agreement (aka ‘the contract’ ); assist members who seek salary increases; represent members in the grievance process; donate sick time when members have a need; and offer an annual scholarship and more.
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2025 MEETINGS AND UPDATES
APRIL UPDATES:
Thursday, April 10 – noon, Quinn Auditorium: Draft Agenda; Newsletter
ELECTION NOTICE:
Area Representative Nomination Period: April 23- May 7. Election to follow nomination period. Consider a leadership role in your union today!
MAY MONTHLY MEETING: Thursday, May 8 – noon, Quinn Auditorium
HR Response to Executive Order on Freeze of Federal Funding Members are encouraged to monitor University communications. For contract information, Articles XVII and XVIII regarding seniority and layoffs can be found here.
URI PSA Bylaws
Section 1. The purpose of this organization shall be to provide for the general welfare and equitable representation of its members in all matters, primarily through collective bargaining, as well as bolstering and facilitating dialogue between staff, employees, and administration.
Section 2. To promote within the group the highest level of professional practices, to encourage the active participation of all in the resolution of mutual problems, to urge every member of the Association to be a continuing student of professionalism, and to arouse allegiance to a genuine spirit of professionalism and professional ethics.
Section 3. To enable and provide a forum for members to speak equitably and with common voice on matters pertaining to their profession and the University, and to present their individual and common interests and views before their respective legal authorities.
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Did You Know?
Weingarten Rights
Weingarten Rights
Did you know your Weingarten Rights if called to a meeting with management?
Learn More. Essentially–If called into a meeting with management and you reasonably believe that the meeting or interview may lead to discipline, read the following when the meeting begins ” I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Until my representative arrives, I choose not to participate in this discussion.”
New Scholarship Program
URI PSA will be providing annual scholarship funds for dependents of PSA members enrolled as full-time student(s) in a degree program of higher education institutions in the United States. Details to be released at our April 10 Executive Committee Meeting.
Appeal for Sick Bank
URI PSA has a contract provision which enables URIPSA members to participate in a sick leave bank. We must renew our appeal each year because the bank does not carry over from year to year. PSA Sick Bank has been able to support many members through this CBA provision.
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