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UFF and BOT begin 2015 bargaining over Article 24: Salaries

April 13, 2015
by Susan Hegeman
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From UFF-UF’s Bargaining team: Sumi Helal, Chief Negotiator; John Bourn (PKY Liaison); John Biro; Agnes Leslie; Raúl Sánchez; bargaining@uff-uf.org

Contract Re-Opener: Article 24 – Salaries
UFF-UF Opening Proposal: Highlights & Rationale

April 10, 2015

SALARY INCREASES

  • 2.5% merit raise
  • 4% Cost of Living Adjustment
  • PKY salary increases no less than the rest of bargaining unit

We continue to support merit raises. However, for over 5 years, faculty have seen no cost-of-living increases. Except for the $1400/$1000 legislatively appropriated increase in 2014, nothing has been done to help faculty cope with a 7.6% cumulative inflation (worse, when you factor in the 3% reduction in the state’s retirement contribution).

PROMOTION INCREASES

Enhance Promotion Salary Increases to 15%

UF, while seeking preeminence, is trailing the State University System in promotion salary increases. (click chart to view)

Promotion raise chart

COMPRESSION/INVERSION and MARKET EQUITY

0.5% of Base Salaries for compression/inversion adjustments. Administrative Discretionary Salary Adjustments reduced to 0.75. Compression/inversion removed from the list of discretionary adjustments.

While UFF and the university have discussed the possibility of conducting a joint study of faculty salaries, the ill effects of compression and inversion need to be addressed immediately. We cannot wait or UF will continue to lose faculty. A 0.5% pool in 2015-2016 should be a reasonable first step in solving this problem.

GRIEVABILITY

Strike current contract language limiting faculty members’ right to seek redress if the provisions of this salary article are violated.

 

About the Author
Susan Hegeman is Communications Chair of UFF-UF. She is also a Professor of English at UF, specializing in American Studies. Contact her at communications@uff-uf.org
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