Bargaining for the 2014-15 reopeners commenced on April 30, and the teams agreed to Negotiating Ground Rules and gave overviews of the changes they seek.  The BOT team opened Article 8 Appointment and Article 9 Assignment of Responsibilities, with the goal of seeking changes in regard to Specialized Faculty, and the UFF team opened Article 24 […]

In acknowledgement that the delay in implementing raises is a loss of pay to faculty, the bargaining teams agreed to distribute the funds across the bargaining unit.  This will result in a one time payment to faculty who have been rated satisfactory on their evaluation.  This payment will be distributed on December 13, and will

(a)    Polling Times and Locations Day                 Date                    Time                        Location Monday              September 23            1:00pm-3:00pm           A213 Holley Bldg, Panama City Campus Wednesday        September 25           10:00am-12:00pm        University Center C Wednesday        September 25           11:00am-1:00pm          MagLab Wednesday        September 25           12:00pm-2:00pm          Strozier Library Wednesday        September 25           1:00pm-3:00pm            Dodd Hall Wednesday        September 25           2:00pm-4:00pm            Strozier Library Thursday             September 26          10:00am-12:00pm        Keursteiner Music

Summary of Contract Changes, 2013-2016                                         September 17, 2013 UFF faculty and Administration/Board of Trustees teams have concluded negotiations for the 2013-2016 contract. Tentative Agreements and Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs), subject to ratification votes by the UFF-represented

On September 25th and 26th the faculty will be asked to ratify and accept or reject the new 3 year contract as negotiated by your bargaining team.  A copy showing all changes to the document from the current contract is posted as well as the full text for all Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) that have

Bargaining Update:  Agreement Reached! The UFF-FSU and the FSU-BOT reached agreement Wednesday on a three-year contract that includes salary increases and domestic partner benefits.  We will send an update with details soon, but here are the highlights.

The UFF bargaining team met with the Board of Trustees team on Wednesday Aug 28th and made progress on several open issues. The teams agreed in principle on the text and wording for the Domestic Partner Benefit policy, which you can view here on the 2013 bargaining status page. The BOT team responded to UFF’s salary

Here is a list of the status of contract articles open for bargaining in 2013 with links to the signed versions. Article  1 – Recognition – Opened by UFF – Tentatively Agreed Article  2 – Consultation – Opened by both – Tentatively Agreed Article  3 – UFF Rights – Opened by BOT – Withdrawn, no

The UFF and BOT bargaining teams met on Wednesday August 21.  Much progress has been made.  The teams tentatively signed an agreement on Winter Break dates.  Also signed were agreements on evaluations to include criteria for evaluating chairs of departments and on appendix A which was updated to include the new specialized faculty positions in the bargaining unit.