As you may know, the Legislature officially convenes the 2017 Session on Tuesday, March 7th. Higher Education issues have been front and center during the committee process in recent weeks. There are a number of bills that directly affect our campus. On Wednesday, February 8, the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee voted 5-1 to support […]
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First, I want to thank President Thrasher for his recent memo encouraging tolerance and mutual respect in the wake of the election. I don’t know what the response of your students has been. It certainly varies with politics and discipline. But as someone who teaches small classes and one-on-one lessons, it’s been a difficult couple
As you are well aware, we are in the last days of one of the most consequential election cycles in our history. We have a choice to make in two weeks, and the options before us could not be more different. Victory in the State of Florida is critical to both parties, and we have a responsibility
EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY, OCTOBER 24 Read Post »
A huge thank you to the hundreds of faculty members who responded to our Spring 2016 UFF-FSU Faculty Poll! An expanded edition of the report that includes faculty comments that help to clarify and elaborate upon the quantitative results can be found at: UFF-FSU Spring Poll 2016
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FSU faculty are invited to voting on the ratification of the new 2016-2019 contract on Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24. All faculty are eligible to vote, regardless of union affiliation. Voting must be in person. Polling places and times are as follows: MONDAY, MAY 23 9am-11am UNIVERSITY CENTER C ROOM 3101 (Comm.)
Ratification of contract Read Post »
The UFF and the FSU Administration have tentatively agreed upon a new 3 year contract. This year the whole contract was open for renegotiation and changes were made to several articles. This contract must be ratified by a vote of faculty and by the FSU Board of Trustees. Look for details on the significant changes
Collective Bargaining Contract Negotiation Update 2016-05-10 Read Post »
The UFF-FSU bargaining team is happy to announce that the UFF-FSU and the FSU Board of Trustees bargaining teams have reached agreement on all articles. This year was a “full book” negotiation, meaning that all 32 articles were open for renegotiation, although the teams agreed to limit negotiations to just 18 articles. Highlights Regarding salary,
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Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, President of United Faculty of Florida, Honored by National Gun Safety Organization State Union President Vows to Press On to Keep Firearms Off College Campuses Tallahassee – Earlier this week, the Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus held an awards ceremony in New York City to commend the work of key leaders
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Thanks to all who responded to our “pre -bargaining” poll. It is essential that we know what faculty think before we engage with our Administration. On salary issues, respondents are mostly concerned with Market Equity and Cost of Living issues. Protecting our health care and retirement plans are also important issues. Bargaining will begin
Faculty Poll Results Read Post »
Colleagues – On behalf of the UFF and the UFF Executive Committee, I’d like to wish you all the very best for the New Year and for the upcoming semester. 2015 was busy and productive. Our bargaining team made good progress in several areas during negotiations, much as the result of years-long discussions. As many
