Link to state wide officers.   Link to campus representatives.

All unit members (all represented professionals within the University of Maine System) are represented by UMPSA. UMPSA assists unit members to resolve salary, benefit, and working condition issues they may have. UMPSA representatives are available to help enforce the Bargaining Agreement through informal and formal procedures including grievances and possibly arbitration or court action. UMPSA representatives provide advice and assistance to unit members including legal advice relating to wages, benefits, and/or working conditions.

UMPSA is the organization charged with bargaining with the University System over wages, benefits, and working conditions. Our current Bargaining Agreement expires on June 30, 2009.

Once the negotiators reach a Tentative Agreement, it is sent out to the dues-paying UMPSA membership for ratification. Unit members who are not UMPSA union members cannot vote on the contract. If the Tentative Agreement is ratified by UMPSA members and by the Board of Trustees, it goes into effect.

UMPSA members can vote on tentative contracts. They are also eligible to be appointed to the bargaining council, negotiating team, various campus and state-wide committees (like the health committee or the retirement committee) or become campus grievance representatives or membership recruiters. UMPSA members also vote on UMPSA officers (both campus and state-wide positions) and are eligible to run for union offices themselves.

Other benefits of membership include a million dollar professional liability insurance policy at no charge, newsletters and journals from UMPSA, MEA, and NEA, and discounts on tires, ski tickets, insurance, and other products. Grievance training, membership recruitment, and bargaining skills training is also available. The MEA and NEA higher education conferences provide additional information and training for members. The MEA and NEA provide research and data analysis for UMPSA including University budget analysis, funding analysis and advocacy, contract analysis, and legal opinions and services.

UMPSA members are funding all of these services for all unit members. These loyal UMPSA members are supporting over 1300 represented professional employees. Please pay your fair share. Please support your bargaining unit. Please join UMPSA and get involved, especially now when we are fighting to preserve your health benefits and fighting for equitable salaries for all unit members. We need a strong union to preserve your rights.

Click here for the list of campus representatives so you can contact them to discuss joining UMPSA. 

Click here to request more information and a membership application. If the address line is garbled, please close the window and click here instead. Please supply your name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number in case of questions. Thank you.

A detailed breakdown of current membership costs and representation fees are available in this PDF file.

Please support UMPSA and support all of us. A downloadable UMPSA membership form is available in this PDF file