Chairman Will Weatherford
President Rhea Law
Provost & Executive Vice President Ralph Wilcox
Senior Vice Provost Dwayne Smith
Vice Provost Jim Garey
Senior Associate Vice President of USF Health Donna Petersen
General Counsel Gerard Solis
Hello:
The University of Florida United Faculty of Florida and UF/Graduate Assistants United have recognized the COVID crisis by issuing a joint statement directed to the University of Florida administration, a portion of which Statement the University of South Florida UFF adopts and presents below.
The University of South Florida faces a real emergency. We simply cannot ignore the recent precipitous rise in COVID infections, pretending that plans that may have seemed reasonable even a few weeks ago are still up to today’s challenge.
The case for strategic reconsideration makes itself (using public data available 8/1/21):
Failing such obvious, health-affirming options, we demand that USF and its Administration:
This is urgent. Lives, livelihoods and futures depend upon our acting now. USF must take a stand.
Respectfully submitted by
the Executive Committee of
The United Faculty of Florida at USF
Meanwhile, the USF Chapter has moved to initiate impact bargaining on the issue. The issue is on the agenda at the next USF Chapter meeting on Friday, August 13, at 12 noon, via Zoom: for an invitation, contact the Chapter Secretary.
What are unions good for? What do they do? What can they do? What is the faculty union doing? What can the faculty union do - with your help?
The United Faculty of Florida is holding a Town Hall meeting on unions - and in particular, your union, on Thursday, August 12 at 12 noon. The meeting is open to everyone, and in particular, we invite all faculty and professionals in the UFF USF Bargaining Unit to attend. The meeting will be on Zoom; for a Zoom invitation, contact the Chapter Secretary.
Download, fill in, and mail or email 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.
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.
Next Chapter Meeting Friday, August 13, at 12 noon, via Zoom: for an invitation, contact the Chapter Secretary.
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