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Spring membership dinner and meeting, March 28

March 16, 2017
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Spring Membership Dinner and Meeting Tuesday, March 28 from 5 to 7:30 pm United Church of Gainesville 1624 NW 5th Ave. Gainesville FL 32603 Childcare available upon request! RSVP here ⌘⌘⌘ Food, drinks ... Continue Reading →

TAKE ACTION! Union-busting bill headed to committee March 8

March 07, 2017
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March 7, 2017 The House Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee will hear HB 11 (sponsored by Representative Scott Plakon) on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 12:00 pm.  If passed, this bi ... Continue Reading →

Legislative Update #2: union busting, changes to health insurance

February 24, 2017
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Who Says Public Employee Unions Do Not Have Power? Representative Scott Plakon (R-Seminole) obviously thinks UFF and other public employee unions are not good for Florida. He has filed HB 11, which es ... Continue Reading →

Legislative Update #1: Pre-Session Report

February 13, 2017
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February 10, 2017 Higher Education was at center stage this week in Senate interim committee meetings. The Legislature officially convenes the 2017 Legislative Session on Tuesday, March 7th. On Monday ... Continue Reading →

UFF-UF to host screening of documentary, Starving the Beast

February 08, 2017
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Monday, February 20, 6:00 pm, Reitz Union Auditorium, join us for a screening of Steve Mims’s documentary Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities ... Continue Reading →

2017-19 Contract Negotiations Completed; Ratification Vote Set for Dec. 6-7

November 30, 2016
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The UF Chapter of United Faculty of Florida and representatives of the University of Florida have completed negotiations on  the 2017-2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).  It is now available f ... Continue Reading →

Fall 2016 welcome and update: Political action, contract negotiations, membership, and events

September 01, 2016
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Dear Colleague, Welcome to the new academic year. If you are a new faculty member, welcome to UF! Here is a quick update on some UFF-related issues and events. Political Action. UFF has a strong recor ... Continue Reading →

We are working hard for better parental leave at UF!

May 23, 2016
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On May 23, April Hines, Co-Chair of the Faculty-Family Council, updated the bargaining unit on our campaign for paid parental leave through bargaining.  Sign our petition for paid parental leave. Dear ... Continue Reading →

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

  • Bargaining Session
    Starts: 2:30 pm
    Ends: 4:00 pm

    Location: Room 212 (Nygren Studio) of Library West


    Description:

    Your team is presenting on parental leave, family leave, affordability and accessibility of childcare

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

  • Bargaining Session
    Starts: 2:30 pm
    Ends: 4:00 pm

    Location: P K Yonge Developmental Research School (room TBD) 1080 SW 11th St, Gainesville, FL 32601, United States


Monday, May 6, 2019
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