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UFF-UF and GAU-UF urge cancelation of white supremacist speaker at UF
August 16, 2017
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August 15, 2017 Dear President Fuchs, On behalf of the members of the United Faculty of Florida, I am writing to ask you to cancel or not schedule the forthcoming campus visit of white supremacist Ric ... Continue Reading →
Tentative agreement on salaries reached
July 13, 2017
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The bargaining team and the university’s representatives have reached a tentative agreement on bargaining unit salaries for 2017-18. The agreement allocates approximately 5% of the bargaining unit’s b ... Continue Reading →
Final 2017 Session Issue Update
May 10, 2017
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May 9, 2017 Legislature Ends: Sine Die The 2017 Legislative Session ended May 8th, with approval of a budget and seventeen budget conforming bills. A Legislative Session Budget Update will follow la ... Continue Reading →
Press Release: Faculty Union Demands Action on Salaries
May 08, 2017
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May 8, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FACULTY UNION DEMANDS ACTION ON SALARIES Negotiations will begin soon between the United Faculty of Florida (UFF-UF) and the University of Florida Board of Trustees o ... Continue Reading →
TAKE ACTION – Tell the Legislature to JUST VOTE NO!!
May 08, 2017
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May 8, 2017 Call your representative and senator to tell them to VOTE NO on the following budget conforming bills, SB 374, SB 7022, and HB 7069. Send your message now! The House and Senate reconvene t ... Continue Reading →
Legislative Update: 2017 session poised to end on May 5
May 01, 2017
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House and Senate budget conferees met throughout the weekend after agreement was reached on allocations to the various budget entities. This Legislative Update was delayed to report on those activitie ... Continue Reading →
TAKE ACTION: Protect our Healthcare!
April 21, 2017
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HB 7007 has passed the full House of Representatives, and is on the agenda of the Senate Government Oversight and Accountability Committee for Monday, April 24th at 3:00 p.m. The bill authorizes the ... Continue Reading →
TAKE ACTION: Protect the Florida Retirement System!
April 11, 2017
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HB 5007 is on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives tomorrow, April 12 at 1:00. This bill makes a substantive change to the Florida Retirement System in the typically non-controversial re ... Continue Reading →
Labor Notes
- Stickering Up for Paid Sick Days August 21, 2017
- Solidarity's No Heavy Lift, Say Fitness Workers August 21, 2017
- In Wake of Charlottesville, How Can Unions Fight for Racial Justice? August 18, 2017
- Teachers Union Caucuses Gather to Swap Strategies August 17, 2017
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- It’s Come to This: Panhandling For School Supplies August 18, 2017
- Survey: Quality Professional Development Still Out of Reach for Teachers August 16, 2017
- Talking to Students About Charlottesville Violence and Racism August 14, 2017
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