Employee Relations
Employee Relations is concerned with maintaining the employee/manager or co-worker relationships that contribute to the University’s culture of success. The Office of Employee Relations assists with preventing and resolving issues involving individuals that arise out of or affect work situations. The office serves as the university’s chief representative in all labor relations matters, including all collective bargaining. Employee Relations provides guidance on a wide variety of employment issues and concerns with the goal of ensuring the fair and consistent treatment of all university staff.
Mickey Gallagher
Executive Director of Labor Relations
617-287-5161
Mickey.Gallagher@umb.edu
Eliza Mina
Labor Relations Manager
eliza.mina@umb.edu
Sophie Coddington
Labor Relations Specialist
sophie.coddington@umb.edu
Your Labor Relations Negotiations Update
Negotiations for successor collective bargaining agreements are underway this Fall (2024) with all nine of the UMass Boston campus unions. The UMass Boston Labor Relations Office has the responsibility to conduct these negotiations in a manner that best represents the overall mission of the University. To that end, we will be posting on this site regular periodic updates that will help inform all University employees of the activity engaged at each of the respective bargaining tables.
Initial Update (July 2024)
Please use this link (PowePoint Presentation) to access the latest bargaining update on all 9 collective barganing units.
