facebook
twitter
email
  • Contract/CBA
  • Chapter
    • About UFF-UF
    • People
    • Chapter Governance
      • Chapter Meeting Minutes
      • Constitution
      • Bylaws
      • Become a Leader
      • Governance FAQs
      • Forms and Brochures
  • Bargaining
    • Impasse over Salaries, 2015-16
  • Grievances
  • Advocacy
    • Clinical/Research/Teaching Committee (CRT)
    • Academic Freedom and Speech on Campus
    • Faculty Climate Surveys
    • Government Relations
  • Resources
    • Faculty Salaries
    • University Finances
  • Membership
    • Member Benefits
    • Membership FAQ
  • Contact
  • JOIN

Message from UFF-UF President John Biro

May 07, 2012
by Communications
Budget, FL Legislative, Save UF Coalition
Comments are off

Message from UFF-UF President John Biro:
President Machen insists that spending reserve funds, as the Legislature and Board of Governors expects universities to do to make up for the one-time cut made to their budgets, is “not a viable option for UF”. Alone among SUS institutions, UF has chosen instead to resort to draconian cuts that will inevitably lower the quality of the education it can offer.

The administration also refuses to impose an across-the-board freeze on hiring. You may be interested to learn that last Friday’s Chronicle of Higher Education listed 108 searches by UF. (For comparison, FIU had 2, FSU 1, USF 1, UCF 1, FAU 1, UNF 1, FAMU 1, FGCU 1, UWF 0).

Equally disheartening is the continuing favor shown to administrators, even as faculty and staff are pressed to do more with less. Large salary increases have gone to a number of associate deans and members of the central administration administrators, with Provost Glover’s 2011 raise of $50,000 setting the tone. (See the links below.)

UFF-UF will continue to support the coalition that has recently and spontaneously formed among faculty, staff and students to oppose these short-sighted and callous policies. It has called for a General Assembly to Save UF on May 23rd. I hope we can count on you to add your voice.

Visit SaveUF.org or on Facebook Save UF! Spend the Reserves.

NOTES
According to UF’s published administration salaries, Provost Glover made $300,000 in 2010 http://www.afn.org/~afscme/0310salaries.pdf (p. 5) In 2011, Glover’s salary went up to $350,000. http://www.ir.ufl.edu/factbook/v-14_salaries.pdf (p. 5)

About the Author
Social Share
  • google-share

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 8, 2021
  • Council meeting
    Starts: 1:00 pm
    Ends: 2:00 pm

    Location: online


    Description:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87490387357?pwd=MG1mb3RBZXdpL25qOW5ZQnZPOHo2QT09

    Meeting ID: 874 9038 7357

    More details...

Join UFF

About uff-uf.org

Our website provides information to UFF-UF members and members of the bargaining unit at the University of Florida. In addition, we use this platform to share information that we believe to be of special interest to members but that is not necessarily the opinion or official position of UFF-UF.

Since 1976

UFF has been advocating for Florida’s faculty. We have a proven ability to influence legislation, negotiate contractual rights, and protect members against contract violations. With your membership, we can be even stronger.

UFF Affiliates

  • AFL-CIO
  • American Federation of Teachers
  • Florida Education Association
  • National Education Association
  • UF Graduate Assistants United

RSS Labor Notes

  • Viewpoint: Employers Like Amazon Should Have No Say in How Workers Organize March 4, 2021
  • U.K. Educators' Safety Struggle Rekindles Collective Workplace Action March 3, 2021
  • Hong Kong’s New Union Movement Faces Big Challenges from Covid, National Security Law March 2, 2021
  • Myanmar Workers and Unions on the Front Lines in Fight Against Coup February 26, 2021

RSS NEA

  • Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools September 1, 2020
  • As School Year Begins, Students Raise Their Voices August 31, 2020
  • How Community Schools Were Better Prepared for COVID-19 Crisis August 27, 2020
© 2014 United Faculty of Florida – University of Florida.
Tel (352) 519-4130 | 308 Yon Hall, PO Box 112070, Gainesville, FL 32611-2070