Mission
The UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895,
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
was chartered in 1968. The founding date
for UMass Dartmouth's predecessor
institutions was chosen as the Local
number. Our first contract, negotiated
in 1970, was one of the first collective
bargaining agreements for Universities
in the U.S. The Faculty Federation
represents full time and part time faculty,
librarians, and professional staff in two
bargaining units: the Faculty Unit and
the Educational Services Unit (ESU).
The UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895 presents the Scholar of the Year Award to internationally acclaimed Portuguese scholar, the Teacher of the Year Award to Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept. Chair whose door is always open to students, and the ESU Service Award to director of the Workers’ Education Program; UMass system President Jack Wilson speaks [click here to read full press release]
Last Updated On: 12/31/07
