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PDF Version with Links UFF-FIU Chapter Meeting Agenda October 22, 2021: 10:00am-12:00pm WEAR RED Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84572844877?pwd=WktTRjVPMitneHN2NmlNbWN2WFF6QT09 Meeting ID: 845 7284 4877 Passcode: 379851 Approval of Minutes Approval of Agenda Legislative Affairs Update Treasurer’s Report Bargaining Report Membership Report Grievance Report President’s Report UFF-FIU Listens – Member’s voices Old Business New Business Good of the Chapter Adjournment   Continue reading

The CBA Ratification Election was held from September 12, 2021 at 12:00am until September 14, 2021 at 5pm. The ratification passed with almost 95% approval. Yes – I approve the CBA: 489 votes (94.8%) No – I reject the CBA: 27 votes (5.2%) Total votes: 516. Continue reading

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Fellow FIU faculty: Important Update: For the Self-supporting Summer Supplemental Assignments, it has been agreed that a scrivener error occurred in the language for the salary rate for the summer programs. The specification of the rate should have included the words “no less than”. The final wording of Article 13.2, item 3-b-i-i, should read: “These rates shall be set to no less than the fall/spring overload course equivalent for the individual program.” After more than… Continue reading

Dear Colleagues, We are writing to communicate the understandable frustration of our faculty at Florida International University for the lack of a coherent response from the FIU administration regarding the rise of the Delta variant and hospitalizations across Miami-Dade County and throughout the state of Florida. Despite numerous overtures from UFF-FIU, the FIU administration has chosen  to not openly consult the faculty union about a safe return to campus for our entire community. Given the… Continue reading

Dear UFF Members, Florida politicians who don’t believe in science are putting politics before public safety. Instead of keeping our most vulnerable communities safe and healthy, Florida’s Governor is trying to prohibit mask mandates and threatening to defund schools implementing protective measures in the classroom. At UFF we believe that the power of collective action is what makes us strong, so on August 16th, we encourage you to express your power by joining with your… Continue reading

PDF Version with Links UFF-FIU Chapter Meeting Agenda April 2, 2021   I. Approval of Minutes from Fall 2020 meeting II. Approval of Agenda III. Legislative Affairs Update https://feaweb.org/news/take-action IV. Treasurer’s Report V. Bargaining Report VI. Grievance Report VII. President’s Report VIII. Chapter Elections IX. UFF-FIU Listens – Member’s voices X. Old Business XI. New Business XII. Good of the Chapter XIII. Adjournment Continue reading

All UFF members should be receiving ballots by mail to vote on statewide UFF officers. Presidential candidates will be holding virtual townhalls via Zoom. Details, including contact information for the candidates, are below. J. Andrew Gothard, Ph.D. “Please use the following link to log in at the appropriate time, and I hope to see you all there. Together, we can make UFF stronger than ever!” Topic: UFF Presidential Election Town Hall Time: Mar 15, 2021… Continue reading