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Chapter Council Meeting – June 18, 2025

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The Chapter Council shall meet at least twice per semester, or whenever called by the President or by a majority of the council, to establish the bargaining agenda, coordinate membership meetings, promote the welfare of the Chapter, advise the Treasurer on the chapter budget, and exercise its powers of advice and consent. June 18, 2023 from 3:30pm via zoom. Contact the webmaster for the link. The ultimate authority in the Chapter rests with the membership,… Continue reading

NO to FIU – ICE 287 (g) Agreement

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On June 2nd, 2025, from 8 to 10 AM, FIU faculty, students, alumni, and other community members will gather outside the FIU’s Board of Trustees meeting (GC lawns across from GC Ballrooms where BOT meeting will take place) to say “NO to FIU – ICE 287 (g) agreement” which “delegate[s] to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight.” Faculty, students, and alumni,… Continue reading

Presidential Candidate Community Session this Wednesday

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Dear Colleagues, As you probably know, Interim President Jeanette M. Nuñez has emerged as the sole candidate for FIU president, and as such she’s scheduled to attend a series of community forums this Wednesday, May 21st, 2025. Graham Center Ballrooms Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8 Street Miami, FL 33199 Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Session #1 Community Forum 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session #2 Administrators/Staff Forum 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Session #3 Faculty… Continue reading

Town Hall with FIU Police Chief

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IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM Come out to Town Hall with FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas and members of our local South Florida communities. Chief Casas will be joined by a panel of local immigration experts and advocates, as well as faculty and student representatives, who will discuss ongoing concerns and questions about FIU’s involvement with the federal 287(g) program. Wednesday May 21st, 6:30 – 8:30 PM  Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Main Stage MMC Members of our… Continue reading

Bargaining Listening Session – May 16, 2025

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The Bargaining Team is gearing up its work for the summer and wants faculty input: What issues and priorities are important to you? What questions or ambiguities have you encountered with the CBA that you need insight on? To give faculty a chance to weigh in on bargaining priorities and to ask any questions they might have about the CBA, the Bargaining Team will host a drop-in listening session via Zoom this Friday, May 16, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Friday,… Continue reading

End of the Year Beach Party

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We are happy to announce the end of year picnic at Crandon Park, Peacock Shelter on Saturday, May 3, starting at 11 am. All the Faculty are welcome to attend and to bring their families. Food & Drinks are provided, Park charges $10 per car with paybyphone. Please leave pets, glass containers and Styrofoam at home! Please RSVP at https://1invites.com/invites/uff-fiu-2025-beach-party-67f7cbc1573f6  Continue reading

UFF-FIU Calls for FIU’s Withdrawal from ICE 287(g) Program

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UFF-FIU Calls for FIU’s Withdrawal from ICE 287(g) Program United Faculty of Florida–Florida International University (UFF-FIU) is deeply disturbed by the recent reporting that, as of April 10, “Florida International University confirmed on Friday that it has enrolled in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program known as 287(g) that will allow campus police to stop, question and in some cases detain people who they suspect are in the country illegally.” We are equally alarmed to… Continue reading

Election Results for 2025 Officers

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Congratulations to our new 2025-2026 UFF-FIU Chapter Officers, Senators/ Alternate Senators, and Florida Education Association (FEA) Delegates who were elected at our Spring Chapter Meeting on April 2.  The new leadership team will take office next month, on May 11, 2025: President – Tania Cepero López Vice President – Martha Meyer Secretary – Alfred Soto Treasurer – Marc Weinstein UFF-FIU Senators (in alphabetical order) Jennifer Abeloff Tigran Abrahamyan Andrea Adelman Tom Breslin Noemy Díaz Burgos… Continue reading

Chapter Meeting and Elections Agenda – April 2, 2025

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UFF-FIU Chapter Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm Wertheim Conservatory, WC 130, at the MMC campus, and in the Marine Science Reading Room, MSB 105, at BBC Approval of Minutes from Fall 2024 meeting Approval of Agenda Acting President’s Report: the past year, the year ahead Committee Reports Treasurer Update on budget Questions and concerns Bargaining Committee Bargaining status Membership Grievance Legislative Affairs Good & Welfare Communications Election (N.B. For… Continue reading