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UMass contract may set precedent

Agreement covers top research aides

By Mary Carmichael

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 23, 2012

After almost two years of bargaining, some 200 unionized postdoctoral students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst ratified a contract yesterday that sets a minimum salary of $38,500, provides a two percent raise, and guarantees several new benefits including health insurance for families. The contract is the first of its kind at UMass. It sets a precedent for the Boston and Dartmouth campuses and could have a ripple effect at other universities, where postdocs are increasingly critical to research.

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