Massachusetts Society of Professors

The Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP) is a nonprofit organization (501c5) that defends and protects public higher education in Massachusetts. We are the union representing over 1700 faculty and librarians on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. The MSP was founded in the 1970s after the faculty and librarians suffered through several years of frozen salaries, deteriorating working conditions, and uncaring or incompetent administrators. A majority of faculty and librarians voted to form a union, together with our sister chapter, the Faculty Staff Union (FSU) representing the faculty and librarians on the Boston campus. Since that time, there have been many changes to our bargaining unit, and MSP now includes all non-tenure-track faculty, full-time and part-time faculty and librarians.

We work to improve access, affordability, and working conditions for faculty and librarians on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. We are dedicated to the promotion of excellence in teaching, research, and service at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We negotiate collective bargaining agreements to promote equity and fair treatment for all. We work closely with staff and students to educate our members and to advocate for statewide support for public higher education.