Oppose Severe Cuts for State Universities We are down to the last week to leave messages for legislators. This is our last chance to stop severe budget cuts. There is reason to think we could reduce the damage if we stay with the task.
The 2012 Legislative Session: Week Seven Read Post »
Ratification voting is underway. If you are in the faculty bargaining unit and did not vote already, please do so on your way out today. Aside from ratification, I would like to talk about reading assignments today. I will try to be brief and give you more time for your reading. One document I urge
Report on University Welfare for Faculty Senate, February 22nd, 2012 Read Post »
UFF UNITED FACULTY OF FLORIDA The 2012 Legislative Session: Week Five The Florida Senate released a budget that:
UFF Legislative Update: Week Five Read Post »
The teams closed the 2011-2012 contract negotiations with agreements that can be found here. Later this month you will be asked to ratify the agreement. Even though we formally re-opened negotiations for the 2012-13 year in late January, we have been steadily bargaining since May of 2011 on several issues, mainly: nontenure-track (specialized) faculty reclassification
February 2012: Collective Bargaining Update Read Post »
Contract Ratification is tentatively scheduled for February 21-23. Your departmental stewards will be doing the voting in departments and general voting locations will be at Strozier and the Faculty Senate meeting. Ratification Summary February 2012 Article 23 Salaries Article 31 Amendment and Duration Memorandum of Agreement – Merit Bonus Memorandum of Agreement – Voluntary Separation
2/21-23: Contract Ratification Voting Read Post »
On Friday February 24th, the UFF and BOT bargaining teams will meet from 2:00 to 4:45 at the FSU Training Center. Topics to be discussed are Salary Plan for Professors (SPP), Evaluations, Promotion and Tenure provisions in the Collective Bargaining agreement. The meeting is open to all faculty members.
2/24: Collective Bargaining Session Read Post »
To break with tradition the March First Friday will be held on the third Friday! We will meed at Miller’s Ale House, 722 Apalachee Parkway, from 5:00-7:00 on March 16th.
3/16 First Friday – Miller's Ale House Read Post »
The UFF Executive Council will meet Thursday, March 15th at 4:00 PM in Oglesby Union, room 311A. All faculty are welcome to attend.
3/15: Executive Council Meeting Read Post »
What is happening to the budget for higher education? In week four of the session the Senate released general amounts each agency will have in its budget but will not publish a detailed budget until later. The House has already published all the details of its full budget. The Senators may be delaying publication of
Legislative Update from UFF President Tom Auxter — Week 4 Read Post »
The 2012 Legislative Session: Week Three 1. Are privatized on-line courses the wave of the future? Both chambers are touting the benefits of on-line courses as a way to achieve dramatic reductions in university and college budgets in the future. Legislative leaders actually say that we can create on-line courses once and then use them
Week 3 Legislative Update from Tom Auxter, UFF President Read Post »
