United Faculty of Florida - FSU
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Member Benefits
Why Join UFF? https://youtu.be/zM-daHPh8tg?si=FPwVbgApxtz93EXNThe more members we have, the more effective our efforts are when it comes to bargaining, activism, or political lobbying. A union speaks as one voice for...
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Collective Bargaining
Your Collective Bargaining Agreement The most important obligation of our union is to negotiate a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between UFF-FSU and the University. The CBA covers things like:View the...
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Contract Enforcement
What Is The Grievance Process? The Collective Bargaining Agreement we negotiate is a legally binding contract. When FSU violates the terms of this agreement, we can use what’s known as...
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Government Relations
As a union of public employees, our working conditions are tied to decisions made by state and federal legislators. Unfortunately, many of those who make decisions about our universities fail...
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Member Testimonials
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Over the years, UFF-FSU has achieved countless victories for individual faculty and for the faculty as a whole. Victories come in many forms: gains in collective bargaining, informal resolutions to...
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Latest News & Updates
Welcome New Faculty to FSU!
The FSU chapter of United Faculty of Florida welcomes new faculty to campus!
United Faculty of Florida – FSU ChapterSummary of Collective Bargaining Agreement Contract Changes 2025-2028
The UFF-FSU and Administration/Board of Trustees teams have concluded negotiations for the 2025-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement. We reached Tentative Agreements on ten articles, five appendices, and two Memorandum of Agreement…
Bargaining Update for August 27–Bargaining Complete!
Dear FSU Colleagues, We are happy to announce that we have settled all open articles for the 2025-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)! The teams met on Wednesday to discuss Article…
UFF-FSU Bargaining Update August 21, 2025
Dear Colleagues, We have good news to report from last week (August 21)’s bargaining session. After many weeks of negotiations, the UFF and Board of Trustees teams have tentatively agreed…
UFF-FSU Bargaining Update August 14, 2025
Dear colleagues, At last week’s second bargaining session (on Thursday, August 14) we made even more progress on Article 17 (Leaves) and I think that we are very close to agreement. We…
UFF-FSU Bargaining Update August 11, 2025
Dear colleagues, I am happy to report some progress in bargaining this week: we made substantial improvements to both Article 17 (Leaves) and to Article 18 (Inventions and Works) during…
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Frequently Asked Questions
Azat Gündoğan, Teaching Faculty I in the Honors Program, is a proud member of UFF-FSU. Read his testimonial.
State legislation passed in 2023 requires that 60% of the bargaining unit (faculty at FSU) must be members. If you don’t join, the union could be decertified. This would mean we lose union protections against discriminatory firing, our opportunity to bargain collectively for higher salaries, and much more.
Dues are 1% of your salary. Our dues are mostly spent on operations, including publications and mailings, advertising and communication costs, events, and more. A portion also goes to UFF statewide.
Anyone in the Collective Bargaining Unit (CBU) can be a member. This includes tenure-track and specialized faculty from all colleges at FSU and FSU Panama City, except for the Colleges of Law and Medicine. Administrators are not part of the CBU, though some directors and chairs are eligible. Email the Membership committee with further questions.
Membership dues are paid through Florida Education Association’s eDues system. It’s much like how you might already pay for your utilities, for example. More details and info on how to pay by check here.