Chapter Meeting Tomorrow on USF Sarasota / Manatee
The UFF USF Chapter will meet tomorrow, Friday, at 12 noon on USF Sarasota / Manatee in room A221. The agenda is posted online.
USF Sarasota / Manatee is on 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243. For details, click here, and for a map, click here. Everyone is invited to the Chapter Meeting tomorrow. There will be sandwiches, fruit, sweets, and drinks. Come check us out.
We have set up the schedule for the rest of the semester. We meet on alternate Fridays at 12 noon for lunch at union stuff:
- March 24 on USF Sarasota / Manatee in a room A221.
- April 7 and 21 on USF Tampa in EDU 161.
We will also have a special meeting on March 31 in EDU 161 to count ballots in the Chapter Election. UFF members, remember to send in your ballots for both the UFF USF Chapter election and the UFF statewide election. And if you are a non-member and want to participate in union elections, download, fill in, and send in the membership form; come and join the movement!.
Join UFF Today!
Download, fill in, and mail the membership form. Benefits of membership include the right to run and vote in UFF chapter and statewide elections; representation in grievances (UFF cannot represent a non-member in a grievance or litigation); special deals in insurance, travel, legal advice, and other packages provided by our affiliates; free insurance coverage for job-related liability; and the knowledge you are supporting education in Florida. Come and join the movement.
Union Elections
UFF members: don't forget to vote in the ongoing elections! The UFF USF Chapter election ballot packet should have arrived in a big white envelope; the UFF statewide election ballot packet should have arrived in a regular sized white one. UFF is a participatory democracy, but we need people to participate.
$ 500 Travel Grants for UFF Members
The USF Chapter of the UFF will award six $ 500 Travel Scholarships for summer and fall. This will be for travel for participation in a professional activity. All applications are due by April 20, and only UFF members are eligible. In addition, no recipient of the Fall 2016 cycle of travel grants is eligible to apply. The six recipients shall be selected by lot at the April 20 chapter meeting. For more information, see the Travel Scholarship Flyer.
This initiative is part of our membership campaign. If you would like to become active in the UFF USF Membership Drive, contact the Membership Chair, Adrienne Berarducci (click here).
Grievances
If you have been the victim of a violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, you have thirty days from the time you knew or should have known of the violation to file a grievance. If you are, and at the time of the violation were, a dues-paying member of the United Faculty of Florida, you have the right to union representation. To contact the UFF USF Grievance Committee, go to the online contact form. For more information, see our web-page on grievances; see also the main article (left).
Visit Us on Facebook
Visit the United Faculty of Florida at USF Facebook page. This page is a place where UFF members can exchange thoughts and ideas. The page is "public", but only dues-paying UFF members are eligible to post items on the page. If you are a UFF member, ask to join on the page, or contact the Communications Committee. The Committee will invite every UFF member that asks to join. So check us out. UFF members are welcome to join, and non-members are welcome to look.
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