Chapter Minutes 6 December 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in EDU161 and on Zoom. Attendance. Six members, five guests, and one staff. President's Report. Certification. We will continue to collect SOI cards. Communications. Many faculty unaware of role of...
Chapter Minutes 22 November 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in EDU161 and on Zoom. Attendance. Ten members and two staff. Minutes. November 8 minutes approved. President's Report. PERC. PERC has spent its entire allocation of $750K and has requested $9M to run...
What Happened at the Bargaining Meeting?
Faculty Average Salaries by Rank at Research Universities.During the meeting we put two proposals on the table. The first was our formal salary proposal. The second was for promotional increases:UFF Proposal for Article 23:UFF Proposal for Article 8:Size and Resource...
Chapter Minutes 8 November 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in EDU161. Attendance. Nine members and one guest. Minutes. October 25 minutes approved. President's Report. Certification. Our lawyers do not know what SOI cards PERC will want because PERC does not...
On Salaries
Tomorrow, Friday, November 15th, 2024, is the BIG day. Your UFF BargainingTeam is putting our formal salary proposal on the table
Chapter Minutes 25 October 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in EDU161. Attendance. Ten members and one guest. Minutes. September 27 minutes approved. President's Report. Leave confusion. Many faculty received an email asking them to account for time during the...
Setting the Record Straight
It has been brought to our attention that at least one of the deans is spreadingincorrect information about the state of bargaining:
Bargaining Update – Better Late Than Never!
By now, you might have heard that the USF is providing a 3% pay increase to alleligible in-unit faculty. We are thrilled about this:
Chapter Minutes 30 August 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on Zoom. Attendance. Eleven members and three guests. Minutes. July 26 minutes approved. President's Report. Upcoming Board of Trustees Meeting. We ask faculty to attend the Board of Trustees meeting on 10 September...
UFF Article Proposals August 2024
9 August 2024UFF Proposal on Article 6:UFF Proposal on Article 20:
Chapter Minutes 26 July 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on Zoom. Attendance. Twelve members. Minutes. July 12 minutes approved. President's Report. Calendar. We need a paper calendar that people can post on their refrigerator doors. Tampa Bay Rays. 85 tickets...
Proposals and Letters (with Commentary)
Reminder: All proposals and letters with commentary are posted online The April 26 letter Our MOU on GAO Richard's remarks on GAI Our proposal on 1 - 5 Their June 28 proposal Our June 28 letter
Chapter Minutes 28 June 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in CGS 140. Attendance. Twelve members and one guest. Bargaining. Discussion of grievances and membership; bargaining plans. New Business. Constitution and Bylaws. Motion made and seconded to present to...
Letter from the UFF USF Bargaining Committee
28 June 2024 Today, we had a bargaining session with the USF Bargaining Team. We were not impressed, and here are three reasons why.BOT Proposal:
UFF Guidance on the 2024 “Viewpoint Discrimination” Survey
Guidance on the 2024 "Viewpoint Discrimination" Survey Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Survey per HB 233 (2021) Dear Members of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF), As you may be aware, this year's distribution of the "Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint...
AAUP Day of Action: The Future We Stand For
A Meet Up for UFF USF and UFF GAU. The Day of Action is here! There are 96 (and counting) organizations participating nationwide that have organized an April 17th event and endorsed our call to action for a better future for higher education. Actions led by union...
Chapter Minutes 5 April 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF St. Petersburg in USC 262 and on Zoom. Attendance. 19 members, one staff, and one guest. Minutes. March 22 minutes approved. President's Report. Executive Director of UFF. FEA has hired a new executive...
Chapter Minutes 22 March 2024
Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in EDU415 and on Zoom. Attendance. 19 members and one staff. Minutes. March 8 minutes approved. Correction to February 28 minutes: motion to scan Robert Welker’s UFF documents was missed. President's...