On Friday, October 23, at 5 pm, the United Faculty of Florida will hold a Townhall Meeting on budget cuts announced by the USF Administration. The Townhall will be held over Zoom, and all USF employees are invited. For a Zoom invitation, contact the Chapter Secretary.
In response to the Governor's decision to "hold back" a percentage of budget allocations, and in anticipation of budget cuts the Legislature may impose after the election, on October 15 the USF Administration presented the following "Reduction Targets" in recurring Education & General (E & G) funding by 30 June 2022:
| College | Total Reduction |
| Arts & Sciences | 10.75% |
| Behavioral & Community Science | 8.66% |
| Business | 11.46% |
| Education | 35.47% |
| Engineering | 5.25% |
| Honors | 6.73% |
| Marine Science | 8.01% |
| Global Sustainabiity | 47.87% |
| The Arts | 6.77% |
We should mention that per Section 8.4A of the UFF USF Collective Bargaining Agreement (see page 10), furloughs cannot be unilaterally imposed, but they can be negotiated individually. Union members may want to contact UFF or attend a chapter meeting if approached over a furlough. Layoffs are regulated by Article 13, which brings us to the Townhall Meeting this Friday at 5 pm.
In the near future, UFF will hold a townhall meeting on early retirement, hosted by Steve Permuth, so stay tuned.
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The deadline to register to vote in the fall election is October 24. Every county will have early voting during October 24 - 31, while some counties may have early voting on one or more of October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and November 1. Election Day is November 3, and all mail ballots must be received by Election Day. For more information, visit the Florida Division of Elections or your local county election supervisor: here are the links to the supervisors of Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties.
The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida is surveying faculty concerns and attitudes about job conditions at USF with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic. We ask all USF employees in the UFF USF Bargaining Unit - UFF members and non-members alike - to participate. It is an anonymous survey with 13 questions. To take the survey, click here.
Many of our students are struggling during this crisis, and the USF Foundation is supporting the USF Food Pantries to help out. They are accepting non-perishable donations, but one can also make monetary donations for the pantries at St. Petersburg, Sarasota / Manatee, and Tampa.
Chapter Meeting Friday, October 23, at 12 noon, via Zoom: for an invitation, contact the Chapter Secretary.
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