by Professor Jennifer Proffitt
Implementation of the CBA
The implementation of raises has begun!
The $1,500 performance-based increase for faculty with an overall annual evaluation of at least “meets FSU’s high expectations” on their 2014 performance evaluations will appear in Friday’s paycheck. As a reminder, a lump sum distribution to make up the difference between the August 8 start of the academic year and the actual implementation of the increase will appear in our Dec. 12 paychecks.
by Professor Jennifer Proffitt
Ratification
The ratification vote for the changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement was held last week, and the vote was 285 “yes” and 3 “no.” Some of the highlights include:
For more information, see uff-fsu.org
Presidential Search
I also wanted to let you know that the Florida International University Faculty Senate passed a resolution supporting the FSU Faculty Senate resolution passed September 10th. The UFF-FSU chapter also passed a resolution in support of your resolution. I encourage everyone to attend the presidential search meetings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
GOTV
UFF is also working on getting out the vote, so if you are not registered to vote, please do. I will send out additional information about voter registration soon.
The UFF-FSU Executive Council passed the following resolution:
We endorse the FSU Faculty Senate’s resolution stating, “Be it resolved that we, the members of the Florida State University Faculty Senate, call upon the Presidential Search Advisory Committee not to recommend Senator Thrasher as a candidate for President of FSU. We further call upon the Board of Trustees not to hire Senator Thrasher as the next President of FSU. Senator Thrasher lacks the stated qualifications required for the position, whereas the other three finalists meet those qualifications. We encourage all faculty members to participate fully in the interview process and to submit comments.”
By Professor Jennifer Proffitt, UFF-FSU President
Bargaining News and Faculty Poll
Bargaining begins again a week from today. Several articles will be open, including salaries and benefits. We’ll keep you updated on the negotiations. As I noted last month, our next presidential consultation will be held May 14.
With these meetings ahead of us, it is really important that all faculty members complete the UFF-FSU faculty poll. Your responses to questions regarding salaries, evaluations, evaluations of administrators, promotion committees, and so on, truly help us help all of you in bargaining and consultations. I know we’ve been asked to take several surveys lately, but this one directly addresses working conditions at FSU and can have tangible effects. So please take the poll, and encourage your colleagues to take the poll as well. This is an opportunity for faculty to have their voices heard.
By Professor Jennifer Proffitt, UFF-FSU President
We Want to Hear from You!
We are gearing up for bargaining, and there are two key ways to get involved coming up in the next month or so:
One way is the UFF-FSU faculty poll: Please be on the lookout for the UFF-FSU poll in April. Of course, I will send you multiple email reminders once the poll is ready to go, and please remind your colleagues to take the poll as well. Our poll is extremely important because it helps us to determine faculty needs and bargaining priorities. All faculty members are encouraged to participate. Topics will include the Presidential search, Specialized Faculty, prestige award raises, and much more!
