On September 9th and 10th, faculty will be asked to accept or reject, via a ratification vote, changes to the 2013-2016 Collective Bargaining Agreement. These changes were negotiated between UFF-FSU and the Board of Trustees. A list of all changes to the document and the text of all tentatively agreed Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) are presented below, followed by short descriptions of the changes (with hot links to the text).
- Article 8 – Appointment
- Article 10 – Performance Evaluations
- Article 23 – Salaries
- Article 30 – Amendment and Duration
- Promotion Increase MOA
- Winter Break MOA
- Instructional Support Faculty MOA
Article 8 – Appointment has been amended so that it now specifies how temporary “bridge funding” will work in cases where a granting agency reduces or redirects funding such that it affects Specialized Faculty holding multi-year agreements.
Article 10 – Performance Evaluation has been amended to clarify that departments may permit merit pay awards for all members of the department/unit.
Article 23 – Salaries specifies raises and bonuses as follows:
- Continuation of Sustained Performance Increases of 3% for eligible full professors and eminent scholars, and, for the first time, for the top rank of Specialized Facultyworking for seven years or more after their promotion to the top rank.
- Promotion Increase MOA continues promotion increases of 12% for the second rank and 15% for the top rank.
- $1,500 performance-based increases for faculty with an overall annual evaluation of at least “meets FSU’s high expectations” on their 2014 performance evaluations. These increases will appear in the paychecks of Oct. 17. A lump sum distribution to make up the difference between the August 8 start of the academic year and the Sept. 26th implementation will appear in the Dec. 12 paycheck.
- Departmental merit raises of 1.55% to be distributed based on Spring 2014 Merit Evaluations. These increases will appear in paychecks on Nov. 7.
- Deans’ merit of 0.20% of the in-unit salary base to be distributed on Nov. 7.
- Establishment of a Post-Doc Faculty Mentor Award.
- Administrative Discretionary Increases of up to 1%.
- Within the “Awards” section, titles are established for Specialized Faculty who have been recognized with awards conferring distinction.
Article 30 – Amendment and Duration updates the timetable for renegotiations for next year.
Winter Break MOA updates the dates of winter break for in-unit faculty.
Domestic Partner Stipend Policy and MOA renews the policy implemented last year and specifies that retired domestic partners hold the same eligibility status as currently employed domestic partners.
Instructional Support Faculty MOA specifies that Instructional Support Faculty are eligible to be assigned up to 25% teaching but no less than 75% service.