News from UFF-UF
Advice on intellectual property and accepting funds to move F2F classes online for fall
May 28, 2020
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Per Article 22 of the current CBA, a faculty member can choose not to accept the offered stipend for the QM+UF standards. In that case, the faculty member will have sole ownership of their instruction ... Continue Reading →
MOU on COVID-19 impact is ratified
May 25, 2020
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By an overwhelming vote of the bargaining unit last week (May 20-23), the COVID-19 Impact Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been ratified. With this ratification, provisions aimed ... Continue Reading →
Agreement reached in impact bargaining over COVID-19 emergency measures
May 17, 2020
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After two months of impact bargaining, UFF and the UF administration have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) over emergency policies implemented in the wake of the COVID-19 pandem ... Continue Reading →
Guidance on reporting outside activities
May 14, 2020
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In discussions, the United Faculty of Florida and the UF administration have come to agreements over several issues regarding the reporting of outside activities via the UFOLIO system. Below is some g ... Continue Reading →
Best & Brightest Ratification Vote
May 03, 2020
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For the 2019-2020 budget year, the Florida Legislature approved a K-12 teacher bonus plan called, “The Best and the Brightest” (B&B). The Legislature also specified that, to release these B&B ... Continue Reading →
Chapter election results: Paul Ortiz elected president
May 01, 2020
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From the Nominations Committee: We received the certified results yesterday from the American Arbitration Association, which administered the balloting/voting process for UFF-UF. While there were ... Continue Reading →
Bargaining update: MOU and two CBA articles
April 20, 2020
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Our bargaining team continues to negotiate with representatives of the UF Board of Trustees (BOT) over a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) addressing the various impacts of the COVID-19 health emergen ... Continue Reading →
Faculty survey results: Working During the COVID-19 Emergency
April 16, 2020
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A special thank-you to the more than 50 colleagues who attended the April 16 bargaining session over COVID-19 impacts. Here’s what we learned about faculty concerns. ... Continue Reading →
Labor Notes
- Washington Carpenter Revolt Swells Picket Lines September 17, 2021
- After Voting Down Four Tentative Agreements, Washington Carpenters Strike September 15, 2021
- New York City Municipal Employees Protest Abrupt Return to Offices September 14, 2021
- Steward's Corner: Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers September 13, 2021
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
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