Be it resolved that we, the Executive Council of the United Faculty of Florida-Florida State University, oppose proposed legislation that would exempt president, provost, and dean searches from public record and meeting requirements. Such searches must be open, transparent, and accessible to all stakeholders, including faculty, students, and staff.
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The UFF-FSU Executive Council passed the following resolution: Be it resolved that we, the Executive Council of the United Faculty of Florida-Florida State University, oppose proposed legislation that would allow concealed weapons on university campuses. We support the arguments and evidence suggesting that an increase in deadly firearms on campus will not enhance the safety
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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
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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
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Collective Bargaining Our current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expires on June 30th … all of it! In other words, we will be doing what’s called “full book” bargaining. We will begin negotiations in May and preparations for bargaining are already underway. Between now and then both sides have to decide which issues they want to
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Our annual faculty poll’s question on parking was removed last spring over my objection. In view of the earlier presentation and discussion and prospects for more parking problems, I plan to argue strongly for putting it back this spring. We are NOT bargaining, for a change. You will recall that we concluded bargaining in October.
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The UFF-FSU Chapter will be pleased to feature Senator Bill Montford as our special guest for a luncheon on Tuesday, February 26th at 12:30 in the Oglesby Union’s Florida Room. Senator Montford will discuss issues facing higher education in the upcoming legislative session. A postable flyer can be found at: https://uff-fsu.org/art/MontfordFeb26.pdf All FSU faculty members
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Thursday’s Florida Supreme Court ruling did more than dash the hopes of more than 620,000 public workers in the Florida Retirement System who wanted to see 3 percent of their pay returned. It also opened the doors for lawmakers to make more changes that help the state’s bottom line but cost the school teachers, law-enforcement
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Some brief updates that may be of interest: 1. Implementation of ratified changes to our UFF-FSU Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is proceeding. At least some promotion raises, now at 12% and 15%, with back-pay to early August, were implemented in December, and at least some merit raises are slated for implementation by January 25th. Implementation
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Bargaining Update: Recently the Administration/BOT and UFF faculty teams reached tentative agreement on new language for Article 10 on Performance Evaluation and on Winter Break. Key changes in Article 10 include a more detailed five-point performance rating scale sought by the Admin/BOT and a ban on forced distributions sought by the faculty team. Some of
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