The teams met on Wednesday for a discussion we had hoped would include the BOT’s response to our counter-proposal on Layoff and Recall (UFF’s Counter-proposal on Article 13). Alas, that response was not forthcoming, which disappointed us as well as the 15 faculty visitors. Instead, we mostly discussed the BOT’s Counter-proposal on Tapered Employment. The UFF team […]
Bargaining Update – June 24 2020 Read Post »
The FSU Board of Trustees (BOT) team and the UFF-FSU team met on Wednesday for a discussion that centered on the UFF’s Counterproposal on Article 13 (Layoff and Recall). This Zoom public meeting drew about 25 faculty observers. The UFF-FSU Counterproposal begins by stating that layoffs should be a last resort and proceeds to enumerate a finite
Bargaining Update – June 17, 2020 Read Post »
The BOT and the UFF-FSU teams met on Tuesday, and the discussion centered on changes the BOT team seeks in Article 13 (Layoff and Recall)(visible in Track Changes). This Zoom public meeting drew 15-20 faculty observers. Many of the proposed changes are worrisome, and the UFF team was seriously concerned about two, in particular. Section 13.2 specifies
Bargaining Update June 9, 2020 Read Post »
While the university is currently proposing substantial changes to the layoff process in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, it is good to review the last time that FSU attempted a large layoff of faculty and the outcome. FSU sent layoff notices to more than 5 dozen tenured, tenure-track and specialized faculty in 2009. The UFF filed
Faculty Layoffs 2010 Read Post »
The UFF-FSU Bargaining team met with the Board of Trustees negotiators today. The entire meeting was a discussion of the BOT proposal on the “Layoff and Recall” article. The discussion was spirited and the UFF-FSU Team had many questions about the changes. A full bargaining update will be posted and sent to the faculty soon.
Bargaining – June 9, 2020 Read Post »
The BOT and the UFF-FSU teams met for the first bargaining session of the season this week. During this round of negotiations, each team opens two articles, plus salaries, for renegotiation. The BOT team opened Articles 13 (Layoff and Recall) and Article 19 (Conflict of Interest/Outside Activity). The UFF team opened Article 17 (Leaves) and Article 24
Bargaining Update – May 20, 2020 Read Post »
Colleagues – First, hoping that all are healthy and safe during these trying times. The situation changes day to day as we try to discern the path forward. UFF is continuing to work on your behalf, both at FSU and on the state level. As you know, we wrote and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Start of Bargaining – 2020 Read Post »
We’re happy to report that UFF and FSU Administration have reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will help define faculty rights during the current health emergency. Negotiations began in mid-March. We note that Administration already implemented some of our proposals during the negotiation process. Our priorities included the following, and we
MOU April 2020 Impact Bargaining COVID-19 Pandemic Read Post »
On March 30, 2020 the UFF and the FSU Administration held a consultation. These are regularly held meetings to discuss various faculty and administration concerns. This meeting had a wide ranging discussion of the following topics Bargaining unit work assigned to non-BU employees. “Administrative overhead” charges (40%?) on FSU’s ORP payments. Lack of assistance and
March 2020 Consultation Minutes Read Post »
Nearly 600 FSU faculty members participated in the Spring, 2020 UFF-FSU Faculty Poll in late February and early March. They offered opinions on salaries, bargaining priorities, legislative issues, professional climate, administrator performance, the UFF-FSU Chapter, and various other matters. Many offered comments. Reports summarizing results, with or without comments are available. Notably before the coronavirus
Spring 2020 Faculty Poll Results Read Post »
