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USF UFF Chapter Meeting Friday, May 22nd at noon on Zoom

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet Friday, May 22nd at noon on Zoom. Meetings for the summer are June 5 & 19, July 3 & 17 & 31, and August 14. Any employee in the Bargaining Unit may attend, but you must have an invitation:... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting Friday, May 8th at noon on Zoom

There will be a USF UFF Chapter meeting on Friday, May 8th at noon. To get the Zoom invitation, contact Greg McColm and he will send you the instructions. Zoom works much like Teams and is very intuitive. On the agenda, faculty evaluations in light of COVID-19, teaching loads for... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting on Zoom, Friday, April 24th at noon

There will be a USF UFF Chapter Meeting this Friday, April 24th, at noon, via Zoom. All UFF USF members are welcome: for the Zoom link, contact the Chapter Secretary. Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Florida Education Association (FEA) Townhall Meetings

The officers of FEA are hosting regional Town Hall Meetings remotely Tuesday thru Thursday next week. The schedule follows and please participate in your region, if at all possible. Both K-12 and higher education faculties are experiencing new normals in both work and family lives. All FEA members are in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Calls to Action

Support the National Call for an Education Stabilization Fund to help full state budget gaps so students don't suffer and educators don't get laid off. Please distribute this call-to-action link to your staff, members and leaders: https://educationvotes.nea.org/issue/covid-19/ Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting on Zoom, Friday, April 10th at noon

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet Friday, April 10, at noon on Zoom. On the agenda: networking. Unions started as mutual aid societies, and this is a time when many of our colleagues need a little help from their friends. But finding help requires networks... Continue reading

Posted Apr 7, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting Online Friday, March 27th at Noon

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet online this Friday, March 27th at noon using Zoom software. Contact the Chapter Secretary for the links and instructions on how to login to the meeting. Zoom is easy to use and does not require any complicated downloading of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting on Friday, March 13 at Noon in SOC 128, Tampa Campus

If you would like to join the Chapter meeting this Friday at noon online, contact Susan Ariew, and she will send you the link to the meeting. Continue reading

Posted Mar 10, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Chapter Meeting on Friday, March 13

Dear USF UFF Faculty, The USF chapter for UFF will be meeting next week, Friday, March 13 at noon in SOC 128. Join us to learn the latest about chapter elections, bargaining, legislation, and union activities! Lunch is on us. Arrangements are being made for you to join the meeting... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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AFT Recommends Three Presidential Candidates for Its Members to Support

Post from Jane E. West, Education Policy Consultant: The 1.7 million member American Federation of Teachers recommended that its local and state affliliates endorse or support three candidates for President: VP Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Widely interpreted as a rebuke to billionaire Michael... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting Friday, February 28

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet this Friday, February 28 at noon on USF Tampa in SOC128. Lunch is on us. On the agenda: the recruitment campaign, election mechanics, meetings on the St. Petersburg and Sarasota / Manatee campuses, and the spring election. This semester... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF Chapter of UFF Elections for Officers and Senators

We have issued a Call for nominations and posted a nomination form. All nominations must be made in writing and confirmed by February 28 and all nomination materials are due by February 28, and only those who are members by February 28 may participate in this election We urge everyone... Continue reading

Posted Feb 17, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Bargaining Survey

Bargaining begins in earnest very soon. The UFF USF Bargaining Committee would like to know what is important to you. As UFF represents all UFF USF employees we would like everyone, members and non-members alike, to fill out the survey. Here is the link to the survey form. Continue reading

Posted Feb 17, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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The next USF UFF chapter meeting will be on Friday, Feb. 14th from 12-1 PM on the USF Tampa Campus in SOC 128. Lunch is on us. Come and hear about the latest news about collective bargaining and current legislation to watch for in Tallahassee. This weekend, Feb. 7-9 is... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Make Graduate Student Assistant Fee Wavers a Reality

Graduate assistants provide meaningful teaching and research functions at most of our state universities. UFF supports legislation that provides graduate assistants with fee waivers or exemptions from financial aid fees, technology fees, capital Improvement fees, and other fees tantamount to fees for the right of employment. Consider the following. Florida... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Meeting this Friday

There will be a chapter meeting this Friday, January 31st at noon on the USF Campus in SOC128. Come and enjoy a free lunch with us and bring any questions or concerns with you. Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2020 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Chapter Meeting this Friday, November 8th, in EDU 261

This Friday, November 8, is a chapter meeting in EDU 261 at noon. Lunch will be provided. Currently the Chapter is planning a “Meet and Greet” for President Currall at the end of the month. We could use some help getting out the word, creating flyers, etc. Also on the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF UFF Chapter Supports Fund Our Future

This year a major concern throughout the state of Florida is adequate funding for public education. The Fund Our Future campaign, sponsored by the Florida Education Association, is a statewide effort to advocate for and shine a light on the needs of our students in public schools. Unfortunately, Florida has... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Chapter Meeting this Friday, October 25th in EDU 261

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet this Friday, October 25th, at noon on USF Tampa campus in the Education Building, EDU 261. Lunch is on us. Here is the agenda: ***. Come and check us out. This fall, The USF UFF Chapter will meet on... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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USF Faculty Vote in Favor of Proposed Contract

On Friday, October 11th, the USF faculty and professionals in the UFF USF Bargaining Unit voted in favor of ratifying the proposed UFF USF Collective Bargaining Agreement. The result was 98% in favor and 2% against. The new contract is identical to the 2016 - 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement except:... Continue reading

Posted Oct 15, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Vote on Proposed Contract on Friday, October 11th

Faculty in the UFF USF Bargaining Unit will vote on a contract that the United Faculty of Florida (representing USF faculty and professionals) and the USF Administration (representing the USF Board of Trustees) tentatively agreed to last week. It comes into force once it is ratified by the faculty and... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Legislative Training for UFF Members Wednesday, Oct. 2nd.

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Posted Sep 27, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Chapter Meeting this Friday, September 27th in EDU 261

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet Friday at noon on USF Tampa campus in the Education Building, EDU 261. Lunch is on us. On the agenda: more consolidation, and meeting locations this fall. Come and check us out. This fall, we will meet on September... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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Guns and Universities

Post from Greg McColm's Biweekly. "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session," wrote Gideon Tucker, but what about when the Legislature is preparing to go into session? The Legislature convenes in January, but bills are being drafted at this moment. Based on recent... Continue reading

Posted Sep 9, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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UFF Chapter Meeting on Friday, September 13th at noon in St. Petersburg

The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet Friday, Sept. 13th at noon at Ferg's Sports Bar, northwest of USF St. Petersburg at 1320 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. Lunch is on us. On the agenda: consolidation, and meeting locations this fall. Come and check us... Continue reading

Posted Sep 9, 2019 at USF UFF Faculty Blog

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