Dear FSU Colleagues, This is the first bargaining update for the year, and a lot happened during the first meeting, so this update may be a bit longer than usual. We thank all of you who have come out to support us during bargaining sessions, whether in person or on Zoom. Your presence puts pressure on the administration and helps our cause. […]
Bargaining Update, April 3, 2024 Read Post »
UFF recently completed our 2024 Faculty Poll. It included questions ranging from the general impression of the atmosphere on our campus and our current trajectory as well as more specific questions regarding administrators, bargaining priorities, and Legislative and Regulatory issues. The results may be found on UFF’s webpage through the following link: Without Comments: https://uff-fsu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FacPollResultsSP2024NoCommentsPost.pdf With
2024 Faculty Poll Results Read Post »
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: Robin Goodman, President & Senator; Arash Fahim, Vice President & Senator; Jennifer Proffitt, Vice President & Senator; Michael Buchler, Secretary & Senator; Paul Polonski, Treasurer Senators: Brian Arsenault, Andrew
UFF-FSU Chapter Election Results, 2024 Read Post »
Dear Colleagues, We need to hear from you! As you know, we have been in the process of bargaining with the administration over post-tenure review. The administration is implementing a policy that will end tenure as we know it at FSU. Though President McCullough told us in his “State of the University” address on 29
Bargaining update 1/10/24 Read Post »
The Board of Trustees (BOT) and UFF faculty (UFF) bargaining teams met Wednesday (12/6) to continue their negotiations on Post-Tenure Review (PTR). Major differences still exist around some issues, including, most importantly: 1) the UFF believes that discipline should be implemented at the time of the offense and be done, so a faculty member should only be punished
Update on Post-Tenure Review Bargaining: Dec 12, 2023 Read Post »
https://www.aaup.org/report/report-special-committee-political-interference-and-academic-freedom-florida%E2%80%99s-public-higher The AAUP Report regarding the impact of Florida’s political interference is now available. Below are selected quotes. There is a tremendous sense of dread right now, not just among faculty; it’s tangible among students and staff as well. We are tired of being demonized by our government. Many of us are looking to leave
The bargaining team regularly writes you with bargaining updates. This email is different. Unless more faculty members join, our union could be decertified early in the new year. We have years of experience negotiating the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and we know what is in store for faculty if the union is decertified and the CBA is dead. We know
The Fate of Collective Bargaining at FSU Read Post »
Dear FSU Colleagues: The Board of Trustees (BOT) and UFF faculty (UFF) bargaining teams met Wednesday (11/8) to continue their negotiations on Post-Tenure Review (PTR). The session started with a new proposal from UFF designed to make the PTR more faculty friendly, including the following: After a caucus, the BOT team offered a counter-proposal including
Update on Post-Tenure Review Bargaining: Nov 8, 2023 Read Post »
