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March 17, 2018
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A new education law that passed the legislature this month may put your contract and collective bargaining rights in peril. UFF is working with our organizing, legal and policy experts from our state ... Continue Reading →
Legislative Update, March 6, 2018
March 06, 2018
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Monday, March 5th, A Dismal Day in the Florida Legislature!! At the end of the Senate session yesterday, it was evident that President Negron and the Senate had given Speaker Corcoran almost everythin ... Continue Reading →
UFF Legislative Update, Feb. 5, 2018
February 05, 2018
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Speaker Corcoran Attacks Teachers’ Unions Directly Once Again First, Speaker Corcoran’s House of Representatives passed HB 25 on January 25 which would decertify public employee if their members ... Continue Reading →
Legislative Update: Union-Busting Bill and Appropriations
January 26, 2018
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Florida House Passes Anti-Union HB 25 The Senate passed HB 25 on January 25. The substance of the bill requires public employee unions to decertify if their membership falls below 50% at the time for ... Continue Reading →
Union-Busting Bill Headed for Vote This Week
January 22, 2018
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ALERT: Legislators decided late last week to add House Bill 25 to the special order calendar. They will vote on HB 25 either Wednesday or Thursday. If this bill passes both chambers and becomes law, p ... Continue Reading →
Fall Membership Dinner and Meeting: Weds. November 8
October 24, 2017
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Join us on November 8 for drinks, dinner, updates, and more. Bring a colleague. Childcare is available upon request. The meeting space at United Church of Gainesville is handicap accessible. RSVP he ... Continue Reading →
UFF-UF Responds to White Supremacist Speaker on Campus
October 11, 2017
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On October 19, Richard Spencer, an avowed white supremacist, is scheduled to speak on the University of Florida campus. UFF-UF has spoken out against Spencer’s appearance since it was first proposed ... Continue Reading →
2017 salary agreement is ratified
September 08, 2017
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September 8, 2017 Members of the UFF-UF bargaining unit voted on September 6 and 7, and by mail, to ratify the 2017 Amendment of Article 24 (SALARIES) to the 2017-2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement ... Continue Reading →
Labor Notes
- Farewell, 'Oil Can': Ed Sadlowski, 1938-2018 June 15, 2018
- Nashville Painters Aim To Build Immigrant Base June 14, 2018
- Five Lessons from the History of Public Sector Unions June 11, 2018
- Worksheet: Plan Your March on the Boss June 7, 2018
NEA
- How Economic Pressure Affects Teachers June 14, 2018
- Never Be Afraid to Advocate for Students, Says 2018 Teacher of the Year June 12, 2018
- Who is the Average U.S. Teacher? June 8, 2018
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