Summary of Contract Changes, 2022-2025                                            August 16, 2022 The UFF-FSU and Administration/Board of Trustees teams have concluded negotiations for the 2022-2025 contract. We reached Tentative Agreements and a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), subject to ratification, on numerous issues. The previous (2019-2022) Collective Bargaining Agreement, as amended, can be found here. Below are summaries of the

Wednesday’s bargaining session was a flurry of activity as the two sides tentatively agreed to three articles and an appendix, and we are hopeful that we can soon agree to three more. But the main event was salaries, which was discussed right after President McCullough’s email promised investment in faculty and staff through increased salaries.

Dear Colleagues, At Wednesday’s bargaining session, the BOT team proposed what was presented as a final package deal that included all remaining articles, including salary. The BOT’s offer included the $750,000 in Market Equity that the UFF proposed last week, but it did not increase Performance Funding. The UFF team countered, and then the BOT

The teams met Wednesday to present and discuss articles, but the most contentious issue was salaries. The BOT team presented their latest offer on Article 23 (Salaries), and the UFF team countered:   BOT UFF Performance (also called across-the-board) 2.50% 6.25% Department Merit 1.00% 1.25% Dean’s Merit 1.00% 0.15% Market Equity $250,000 $1.25 Million Administrative

The teams met Wednesday to present and discuss articles, including salaries. The BOT presented their latest offer on Article 23 (Salaries), and the UFF team countered:   BOT UFF Performance (also called across-the-board) 2.25% 6.50% Department Merit 1.00% 1.5% Dean’s Merit 1.25% 0.15% Market Equity 0 $1.5 Million Administrative Discretionary Increases (ADI) 1.25% 0.25% The

The teams met Friday to discuss and present articles.  The UFF was grateful to the BOT team for accommodating our scheduling conflict by shifting the meeting date.  We were also happy to have faculty attend in person and online.  Remember these sessions are open to faculty; your presence matters, and it’s nice to meet you

Dear Colleagues, The teams met Wednesday for a busy session that brought in almost 70 faculty attendees viaZoom, along with a handful in the room. It was a great turnout, which we made a point ofannouncing to the BOT team. We began with the UFF’s counter-offer on Article 23, Salaries, where we proposed 7% inPerformance

The bargaining teams met Wednesday, and we discussed two articles and an Appendix. The UFF presented its counter-proposal to Article 20 (Grievance Procedure and Arbitration), and the BOT responded. The teams are on the same page about some technical issues regarding arbitration procedures, but we are still discussing implementation matters. We continue to make good

Dear Colleagues,   The bargaining teams continue to move full-steam ahead, having met for our sixth straight meeting on Wednesday.  Even though nothing was formally signed, we nevertheless made progress.    The UFF presented its final article, Article 20 (Grievance Procedure and Arbitration), where we are seeking to streamline two procedures.  Our first proposal was