On March 30, 2020 the UFF and the FSU Administration held a consultation. These are regularly held meetings to discuss various faculty and administration concerns. This meeting had a wide ranging discussion of the following topics Bargaining unit work assigned to non-BU employees. “Administrative overhead” charges (40%?) on FSU’s ORP payments. Lack of assistance and […]
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Nearly 600 FSU faculty members participated in the Spring, 2020 UFF-FSU Faculty Poll in late February and early March. They offered opinions on salaries, bargaining priorities, legislative issues, professional climate, administrator performance, the UFF-FSU Chapter, and various other matters. Many offered comments. Reports summarizing results, with or without comments are available. Notably before the coronavirus
Spring 2020 Faculty Poll Results Read Post »
UFF submitted a proposal for an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to the Administration last week. This is a part of impact bargaining, which can be required when a policy change (like mandating distance teaching) affects faculty on a timetable that cannot be addressed through regular bargaining. We are awaiting their response. The MOU is intended
UFF COVID-19 Impact Bargaining Read Post »
The finalized minutes from the November 2019 consultation are available below.
November 2019 Consultation Minutes Read Post »
Now that the negotiators have worked and argued for the best deal for the faculty this year, it is your turn as faculty to either ratify or reject these changes to the contract. It is your prerogative to determine if the proposed changes are acceptable to you. The previous post outlines the substance of the
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The administration and UFF bargaining teams met August 1 and finalized contract provisions for the three-year contract covering 2019-2022, subject to approval by the bargaining unit in a secret ballot ratification vote. Since it was a “full book” contract—which means that all articles and appendices were open, although the teams limited their bargaining to only 24—the
Conclusion of Bargaining 2019 Read Post »
The poll results, versions with and without comments, are available as PDFs below.
Spring 2019 Faculty Poll Results Read Post »
The finalized minutes from the September consultation are available below.
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UFF-FSU seeks testimonials from members to share on its website and through other media. Why are you a member? How has membership been valuable to you? If you have a testimonial you’d like to share, you may submit it through this online form.
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The finalized minutes from the May consultation are available below. Finalized 5.2.18 Minutes
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