The bargaining teams met last Wednesday to entertain two counter-proposals from the BOT and one proposal and one counter-proposal from the UFF. The big news is that we reached a Tentative Agreement on Article 21 (Other Faculty Rights). This is a big win for faculty, as it puts in place procedures to establish baselines for […]
Bargaining Update – May 11, 2022 Read Post »
Dear Colleagues, The bargaining teams met Wednesday to discuss one new proposal and one counter proposal from the BOT and two UFF counter proposals. We first discussed the BOT’s new proposal regarding Article 10 (Performance Evaluations). On first viewing, our team did not see any major changes but rather small clarifications, such as distinguishing
Bargaining Update–May 4, 2022 Read Post »
Dear Colleagues, The bargaining teams met last Wednesday to entertain two counter-proposals from the BOT and to hear the UFF response to last week’s verbal offer, along with the presentation of another new proposal. We first turned to the BOT’s counter-proposal on Article 18 (Inventions and Works). The BOT accepted several of the
Bargaining Update – April 27, 2022 Read Post »
Dear Colleagues, The bargaining teams met last Wednesday to entertain two counter-proposals and one new proposal from the UFF team and a verbal proposal for a trade-off on two articles from the BOT team. The UFF began with a counter-proposal for Article 18 (Inventions and Works). This version removes salary as an element
Bargaining Update – April 13, 2022 Read Post »
Bargaining last Wednesday was a flurry of activity, with six proposals passed back and forth. If you open the links below, be aware that the BOT team puts their counter-proposal changes in yellow. The teams reached their first tentative agreement, on Article 5 (Academic Freedom), which now specifies that academic freedom pertains not only
Bargaining Update – April 6, 2022 Read Post »
The minutes of our March 2022 consultation can be found at the link below. We hold four of these a year with upper-level Administration. Two include President Thrasher. Consultations are intended to provide a relaxed forum to discuss issues of interest to faculty. All are encouraged to contact UFF if you have something you feel
March 2022 Consultation Minutes Read Post »
In Spring 2022, 581 faculty members completed the UFF-FSU Faculty Poll. 88% felt that across-the board raises for cost of living should be a high priority. 45% said that the minimum across the board salary increase that would allow them to ratify the contract was what was needed to keep up with the current rate
Spring 2022 Faculty Poll Results Read Post »
Dear Colleagues, Bargaining season is upon us, and the BOT and UFF teams met on Wednesday to begin exchanging proposals. The teams presented two articles each. The first one on the table was UFF-FSU’s expansion of language in Article 5 (Academic Freedom), where we tightened up language that clarifies that academic freedom principles apply
BARGAINING UPDATE – MARCH 18, 2022 Read Post »
Dear Colleagues, The BOT and the UFF bargaining teams concluded negotiations for the 2021-2022 year on Wednesday, September 15. We agreed to change only one article in the CBA: Article 23 – Salaries.The article specifies raises and bonuses as follows, and details can be found here: Continuation of Promotion Increases of 12% for the second
Bargaining Conclusion – September 15, 2021 Read Post »
