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Preliminary May, 2012 Poll: Barron Rocks, Pols Reek

Bargaining News, Florida Legislation, UFF-FSU Reports, Uncategorized

Preliminary May, 2012 Poll: Barron Rocks, Pols Reek

More than 500 FSU faculty members responded to the UFF-FSU poll earlier this month.  This constitutes approximately 31% of UFF-represented FSU faculty (1600+ members of the General Faculty Bargaining Unit).  Preliminary tabulations are available at: https://uff-fsu.org/art/May2012FacPollResultsNC-Post.pdf

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Events, Florida Legislation, UFF-FSU Flyers/Adverts, Uncategorized

Retirement Cuts and Legal Challenges

The UFF-FSU Chapter will sponsor a May 24 luncheon featuring attorneys Thomas W. Brooks and Lynn C. Hearn to discuss legal aspects of recent cuts in retirement benefits.  Please let me know if you plan to attend so that we can be sure to have enough food and drink for all.  Here is an excerpt

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Bargaining News, Uncategorized

Merit Bonus and Other Updates

In response to a UFF-FSU Facilitation request and meeting (see Sec. 20.8(a) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement), FSU Administration representatives notified UFF-FSU representatives on Monday that additional merit bonus distributions will be made in several colleges and other academic units.  The Facilitation was initiated because UFF-FSU analysis indicated certain units distributed less bonus funds than called for

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Bargaining News, Florida Legislation, UFF-FSU Reports, Uncategorized

Report on University Welfare for Faculty Senate, April 18th, 2012

By Professor Jack Fiorito, Senator and UFF-FSU President “Welcome” to new, continuing, and returning Senators. This is a good time to review the roles of the Senate and of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF). The Faculty Senate is the voice of the faculty on academic matters, and can express its opinion on “any subject

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Events, UFF-FSU Administration, Uncategorized

UFF-FSU Chapter Election Results, 2012

All listed candidates were easily elected, along with a few write-ins. Our new (and not so new) UFF-FSU elected leadership, effective immediately is as follows: Officers:  Jack Fiorito, President and Senator; Nancy Kellett, Vice President and Senator; Jennifer Profffitt, Vice President and Senator; Joseph Hellweg, Secretary and Senator; Susan C. Losh, Treasurer Senators:  Neil Abell,

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Bargaining News, Florida Legislation, UFF-FSU Reports, Uncategorized

Report to Faculty Senate on University Welfare, March 21, 2012

Collective Bargaining Faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of the changes and supplements to our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in last month’s ratification vote.  A special thanks to those of you who voted! I hope everyone has completed the reading assignments that I announced at last month’s Senate (see the February Senate Minutes).  They will be

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Florida Legislation, Uncategorized

Another Legislative Session, Another Cut

The Florida Legislature has imposed yet another compensation cut on many faculty members. This year it wasn’t a pay cut per se, but a substantial cut in benefits to members of defined-contribution retirement plans, namely ORP and FRS Florida Investment Plan participants. We are still studying the details of a bill passed on the last

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Florida Legislation, Uncategorized

Judge Fulford's Ruling on Pay Cuts

“UFF Takes Sides, Yours” is a bumper sticker motto. Its importance is underscored in yesterday’s ruling by Judge Fulford to the effect that the legislature cannot ignore its contractual obligations to university faculty members and other participants in the Florida Retirement System (whether pension or ORP).  The battle over the effective 3% pay cut imposed

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