Higher Education professionals who are united in SEIU Local 888 at UMass Lowell have been bargaining with management in good faith since last March. After months of negotiations, Governor Baker has not authorized reasonable cost of living increases.

"We launched this petition campaign to request that our state reps urge Governor Baker to fund reasonable and fair cost of living increases for state higher education professionals," said chapter chair Nicholas Piscitello. "Now that over 250 members have signed the petition, I'm confident that Administration and Finance will get the message."