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As shared on July 6th, we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the administration concerning the impact of COVID-19 on Fall faculty work. Both parties will move forward with scheduling ratification votes. Prior to the ratification, all in-unit faculty are invited to attend our virtual ratification meetings, on Wednesday, August 5th from 11am-1pm and Wednesday, August 12th from 1pm-3pm via Zoom. Details have been sent to faculty’s FIU emails, but contact us ASAP if you did… Continue reading

Yesterday, the Florida Education Association (FEA) along with Florida educators and parents sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, State Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran, the Florida Department of Education, The Florida State Board of Education, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez to halt the reopening of public K-12 schools amidst a surge in COVID cases in the state. UFF-FIU has been working diligently since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic to ensure that no FIU faculty… Continue reading

UFF-FIU Legislative Affairs Chair Jim Burns: On June 29th, Governor DeSantis signed the state budget for fiscal year 2020-2021. An announcement on the Governor’s Website noted that despite the challenges confronting Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the budget “ensures the state’s priorities are protected and funded.” An examination of the $1 billion in spending vetoed by Governor DeSantis, however, demonstrates whose interests he does not consider a priority. The veto list heavily targets K-12… Continue reading

Important happenings from today’s FIU-BoT meeting: 1) The BoT voted to ratify the CBA amendments faculty ratified in spring. This means we officially have an updated contract! 2) The BoT also approved the Guidelines for Reopening plan put forth by the administration. The plan will now be presented to the BOG at the June 23rd meeting. The UFF-FIU bargaining team continues to bargain over the impacts of COVID-19 and reopening to faculty work. Our next… Continue reading

2020 CBA Amendments Ratification by faculty results: Yes- 292 No- 14 Thank you to everyone who voted! The amendments are tentatively slated to be voted upon at the June BOT meeting, and we will keep the bargaining updated once that happens. Continue reading

Prior to the ratification, all in-unit faculty are invited to attend a virtual ratification meeting on Thursday, April 23rd from 11am-1pm via Zoom(link and password sent to faculty emails). At this meeting, representatives from the UFF-FIU Bargaining Team will be available to answer any questions about the bargaining process and the tentative agreement. Furthermore, under the remote-work order, UFF-FIU will proceed with an online ratification vote to be held the following week from Wednesday, April 29th to Friday, May… Continue reading