The first Senate meeting of the 2018-19 academic year will be held September 7-9 at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore Hotel located at 2225 N Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607. The weekend will open with training sessions on Friday evening, September 7, at 7:00. Dinner on September 7 is on your own.

There will be training sessions related to membership organizing, 2018 Elections, collective bargaining (grievance training included), and Chapter Treasurer’s Responsibilities. Trainings will continue Saturday morning at 9:00 with some sessions repeated from Friday night for additional attendance by UFF leaders. Collective bargaining training will include a grievance section.

Later Saturday morning, there will be meetings of the Government Relations Committee, the Membership Committee, and the Diversity and Leadership Committee.

The Steering Committee and the Council of Presidents will meet at noon on Saturday, September 8. Saturday lunch will be available for all training participants, committee members, Steering Committee, and chapter presidents only. Saturday dinner and breakfast vouchers are available for all and will be part of the registration process. UFF travel policy will apply in all other cases.
There will be a new senator orientation and budget presentation at 2:00 Saturday followed by the Senate meeting at 3:00. A full schedule will be sent later as well as agendas for the meetings. On or before August 7, senators will receive budget information, proposed 2018-19 budget, and proposed changes to the UFF Constitution and Bylaws being recommended by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

Use the following link https://leadernet.aft.org/webform/uff-senate-steering-committee-meeting-september-7-9-2018-hilton-tampa-airport-westshore to register for the training sessions, meetings and hotel. Registration closes August 22 at 5:00 P.M. After that time, you may need to make your own hotel arrangements. The hotel rate is $109 plus tax, single or double. Per UFF policy, you will be reimbursed for half the room rate plus tax so sharing roo ms is encouraged. UFF will not be responsible for finding roommates for senators. We ask those of you living close to Tampa to commute as hotel space is limited to 75 Friday night and 100 Saturday night per the contract. Reserve a room for Friday night if you are attending the training or are a Steering Committee member, chapter president or committee member who cannot travel and arrive by their meeting time.

The first Senate meeting of the 2018-19 academic year will be held September 7-9 at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore Hotel located at 2225 N Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607. The weekend will open with training sessions on Friday evening, September 7, at 7:00. Dinner on September 7 is on your own.

There will be training sessions related to membership organizing, 2018 Elections, collective bargaining (grievance training included), and Chapter Treasurer’s Responsibilities. Trainings will continue Saturday morning at 9:00 with some sessions repeated from Friday night for additional attendance by UFF leaders. Collective bargaining training will include a grievance section.

Later Saturday morning, there will be meetings of the Government Relations Committee, the Membership Committee, and the Diversity and Leadership Committee.

The Steering Committee and the Council of Presidents will meet at noon on Saturday, September 8. Saturday lunch will be available for all training participants, committee members, Steering Committee, and chapter presidents only. Saturday dinner and breakfast vouchers are available for all and will be part of the registration process. UFF travel policy will apply in all other cases.
There will be a new senator orientation and budget presentation at 2:00 Saturday followed by the Senate meeting at 3:00. A full schedule will be sent later as well as agendas for the meetings. On or before August 7, senators will receive budget information, proposed 2018-19 budget, and proposed changes to the UFF Constitution and Bylaws being recommended by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

Use the following link https://leadernet.aft.org/webform/uff-senate-steering-committee-meeting-september-7-9-2018-hilton-tampa-airport-westshore to register for the training sessions, meetings and hotel. Registration closes August 22 at 5:00 P.M. After that time, you may need to make your own hotel arrangements. The hotel rate is $109 plus tax, single or double. Per UFF policy, you will be reimbursed for half the room rate plus tax so sharing roo ms is encouraged. UFF will not be responsible for finding roommates for senators. We ask those of you living close to Tampa to commute as hotel space is limited to 75 Friday night and 100 Saturday night per the contract. Reserve a room for Friday night if you are attending the training or are a Steering Committee member, chapter president or committee member who cannot travel and arrive by their meeting time.

We will have livestreaming (https://ufl.zoom.us/j/8927374603).