Month: May 2014

Collective Bargaining 2014 Status

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Here is a list of the status of contract articles open for bargaining in 2014 with links to the signed versions.

  1. Negotiating Ground Rules
  2. Article  8 – Appointment  – Opened by BOT – Tentatively Agreed
  3. Article  9 – Assignment of Responsibilities – Opened by BOT – Withdrawn
  4. Article 10 – Performance Evaluations – Tentatively Agreed
  5. Article 23 – Salaries – Opened by both – UFF Proposed – Tentatively Agreed
  6. Article 24 – Benefits – Opened by UFF – Withdrawn
  7. Article 29 – Severability – Opened by UFF – Withdrawn
  8. Article 30 – Amendment and Duration – Opened by both – Tentatively Agreed
  9. Promotion Increase MOA – Tentatively Agreed
  10. Winter Break MOA – Opened by Both – Tentatively Agreed
  11. Domestic Partner Stipend Policy and MOA – Opened by both – Tentatively Agreed
  12. Instructional Support Faculty MOA – Opened by BOT – Tentatively Agreed

Bargaining Update May 28, 2014

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Bargaining for the 2014-15 reopeners commenced on April 30, and the teams agreed to Negotiating Ground Rules and gave overviews of the changes they seek.  The BOT team opened Article 8 Appointment and Article 9 Assignment of Responsibilities, with the goal of seeking changes in regard to Specialized Faculty, and the UFF team opened Article 24 Benefits and Article 29 Severability.  Two other articles open automatically:  Article 23 Salaries and Article 30 Amendment and Duration.  The teams also plan to discuss an MOA on Winter break.

The teams met on May 7, 14, and 21 and made progress on the open issues.  We reached a Tentative Agreement on Article 8 Appointment that specifies how temporary “bridge funding” will work in cases where a granting agency reduces or redirects funding such that it affects Specialized Faculty with multi-year agreements.  The teams also engaged in “Interest-Based Bargaining” around Article 24 Benefits and agreed to set up a joint labor-management committee to discuss improvements in benefits, but negotiations continue on the issue.  The UFF-FSU team presented a proposal for Article 23 Salaries on May 21, and the BOT team is considering it.   The BOT team presented a proposal on Article 9 Assignment of Responsibilities and the teams discussed it.

UFF-FSU Press Statement, May 21, 2014

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The following press statement was published the morning of May 21, 2014, before the Presidential Search Advisory Committee met.

UFF-FSU Has “Lost Confidence” in Presidential Search Process
Calls on search committee to make fundamental changes moving forward

The United Faculty of Florida, Florida State University Chapter has followed the work of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee whenever and wherever possible. Our representatives have attended every public meeting and have provided input and feedback in all possible forums. Our organization and the faculty members we represent remain committed to this university and hope that this search process will bring us the leadership we need to join the ranks of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning here in the United States, if not the world. However, we have serious concerns over the process thus far and believe that fundamental changes need to be made moving forward.

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2014 UFF-FSU Faculty Poll Results

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Hundreds of faculty members responded to our 2014 UFF-FSU Faculty Poll.

A summary version of the report can be found at: https://uff-fsu.org/art/FacPollApr2014NCPost.pdf

An expanded edition of the report that includes faculty comments that help to clarify and elaborate upon the quantitative results can be found at: https://uff-fsu.org/art/FacPollApr2014Post.pdf

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