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Faculty-created bylaws can be legally binding

August 09, 2012
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Article 9 of the UFF-UF Collective Bargaining Agreement (2010-2013) gives certain faculty bylaws—at the department, program, and college levels—the legally binding status of the UFF-UF contract. This ... Continue Reading →

Majority Membership Campaign: Host a UFF Meeting in Your Department

August 09, 2012
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If you would like to discuss faculty concerns, including health insurance and benefit changes as well as legislative issues, UFF leaders would be happy to come to your department ... Continue Reading →

Retirement Cuts

July 18, 2012
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You recently received notice from UF's HR office that the employer contribution to ORP retirement plans will be reduced by 2.28 percentage points, approximately a 30% cut. If you are in ORP, this will ... Continue Reading →

New Budget Cut Questions

May 24, 2012
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In a message to you a couple of weeks ago I listed a number of questions to which I suggested members of the university community – faculty, staff, students – deserved an answer. The chief ones, of co ... Continue Reading →

Budget Cuts

May 10, 2012
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Before the Administration imposes the draconian budget cuts it claims are unavoidable, it owes the faculty answers to these questions: 1. Why, instead of imposing a hiring freeze, is it continuing wit ... Continue Reading →

Legislative Update: Serious Cuts to ORP Benefits

May 07, 2012
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We regret to report that on April 27, 2012, Governor Scott signed HB5005 cutting state contributions to ORP retirement plans by 2.28 percentage points, roughly a 30% cut, a cut that will cost most ORP ... Continue Reading →

Membership Growth in Engineering

May 07, 2012
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A multi-department team of UFF leaders in the College of Engineering, headed by John Schueller (Mechanical & Aerospace), has been reaching out to colleagues who have not yet joined the UFF. This s ... Continue Reading →

End of Session Legislative Report

May 07, 2012
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Before the 2012 legislative session, leaders of the House and Senate, as well as the Governor, warned that higher education faced severe budget cuts this year. They also called for a transformation of ... Continue Reading →

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