by Sara Abronze | Dec 8, 2025 | News
Sara Abronze, UMPSA Statewide PresidentGrants & Contracts Technology ManagerUSM Catherine Cutler InstituteYears of Service: 18 As your new Statewide President, I am excited to launch our brand-new monthly newsletter, which will be sent to all members. Each issue...
by Sara Abronze | Dec 2, 2025 | News
Communications Coordinator, UMaine College of Education and Human DevelopmentMember Organizer, UMPSA Years of Service: 10 I’m a lifelong union supporter and believer in the collective power of workers. I joined my first union (UFCW 555) in high school while working at...
by Sara Abronze | Nov 29, 2025 | News
Join the MEA Higher Education Organizing Coalition! Maine Education Association (MEA) members throughout the University System have been collaborating to address the chronic underfunding of the University of Maine System and to chart a new and improved course for our...
by Sara Abronze | Nov 8, 2025 | News
The UMPSA Executive Board has recently taken a unified and critical stance on the proposed Higher Education Compact. We voted unanimously to join the hourly staff, faculty, and graduate workers’ unions in signing a letter asking the Chancellor and Campus...
by Sara Abronze | Sep 16, 2025 | News
We are only as strong as our members, and we need your engagement to build a strong foundation for the future and effectively build a movement that helps us advocate for each other. One of the best ways to get involved is to join a UMPSA committee. Committees are a...
by Sara Abronze | Sep 9, 2025 | News
UMPSA’s strength lies in our collective voice, and that includes you. On August 24, our Executive Board held a full-day strategic retreat focused on strengthening how we represent and support our members across the University of Maine System. We’ll be sharing...
