Among numerous figures reported to the Trustees by the FSU Administration last week was that the number of FSU tenure and tenure-earning faculty was down 9% from 2006/07 to 2011/12. This figure appeared on p. 10 of the Academic Affairs agenda document at the BOT web site (see http://trustees.fsu.edu/meetings/materials/20130606/Academic-Affairs-Agenda.pdf). It also aligns, generally speaking, with figures for FSU and other universities reported in a recent Florida Trend news story that also notes rapid growth in administrator ranks Read More →
Category: Bargaining News
Charts, Bargaining, and Consultation
Bar charts based on data from our April faculty poll are now available showing college/unit averages for selected variables. Results are shown only for the 10 college/units with 10 more faculty responses in our poll. You can find the charts (and underlying data) at:
https://uff-fsu.org/art/collcharts-N10-2013.pdf
Bargaining for our 2013-16 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) resumes tomorrow. Both teams hope to build on the productive momentum established in last week’s opening session.
UFF-FSU representatives will meet with President Barron, Provost Stokes, and other BOT representatives next week in a consultation meeting (see Article 2 of the CBA).
Legislation, Bargaining, and More
Session Summaries: Although the 2013 Florida legislative session ended more than a week ago, its implications are still unfolding, and Gov. Scott may still veto some items. Here are some preliminary summaries that came out early-to-middle of last week:
FSU’s Government Relations Office: https://uff-fsu.org/art/FSU-SessionSummary2013May6.pdf
Florida AFL-CIO: https://uff-fsu.org/art/FLAFLCIO-SessionSummary2013May.pdf
Florida Education Association: https://uff-fsu.org/art/FEA-SessionSummary2013May7.pdf
Bargaining Resumes this Wednesday between the UFF faculty team and the FSU BOT team. The teams will negotiate salaries, benefits, evaluation, and a variety of other issues that are important to faculty. We will provide periodic updates as negotiations proceed. Read More →
2013 Faculty Poll: Don't You Forget About Me!
Hundreds of faculty members responded to the 2013 UFF-FSU Faculty Poll. Preliminary tabulations are available at:
https://uff-fsu.org/art/FacPoll2013ResultsPostNC.pdf
An expanded edition of the 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/FacPoll2013ResultsPostComments.pdf
More detailed results by college/unit and department/unit will be forthcoming for units for which the number of responses is enough to assure anonymity.
Report to Faculty Senate, April 24th, 2013
By Professor Jack Fiorito, Senator and UFF-FSU Vice President
Consultation, Ballots, and Bargaining
Much has happened since our last meeting. Since the March Faculty Senate meeting we held a consultation with President Barron and Provost Stokes and other top administrators. The discussion was wide-ranging and cordial.
That same day we counted ballots in the UFF-FSU Chapter elections. As you probably know, Professor Jennifer Proffitt is our new President. I am pleased to be a Vice President once again.
Earlier this month, chief negotiators for the faculty and administration/trustees teams exchanged lists of contract provisions they intend to renegotiate this year. The lists are fairly lengthy. The teams will roll up their sleeves starting May 15th – negotiating new provisions to take effect July 1st or as soon as possible thereafter.
This Just In … April 2013 Faculty Poll Results