Category: Bargaining

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Collective Bargaining Update As we reported earlier, the UFF-FIU and the FIU Administration have concluded negotiations on a three-year contract (2015-2018). We will be scheduling information and ratification meetings in January. Here is a summary of the negotiations: Please note that the agreement on salaries applies only for the 2015-16 academic year. Salary is considered a “mandatory re-opener,” which means that unless explicitly agreed to otherwise, it must be negotiated every year. The proposed contract… Continue reading

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Grievance Policy AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2008 THE UNION WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCE REPRESENTATION TO NON-MEMBERS. Unlike many other unions, UFF has in the past offered grievance representation to all bargaining unit members, whether or not they have chosen to join the union and pay membership dues. To help offset the costs of grievance representation, in the past UFF has required non-members merely to share the costs of taking their grievances to arbitration.… Continue reading

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  Collective Bargaining Update As we reported earlier, the UFF-FIU and the FIU Administration have concluded negotiations on a three-year contract (2015-2018). We will be scheduling information and ratification meetings in January. Here is a summary of the negotiations: Rights, Benefits, Protections Strengthened Salaries 1% retention raise to the base effective January 16, 2016 for all employees employed before July 1, 2015. 1% of 2014-2015 base salary payroll for Merit raise to the base, to… Continue reading

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  Collective Bargaining Update We have one more scheduled bargaining session for the year (11/23), and both teams are hoping to conclude negotiations soon. The administration is considering union proposals on, among other things, external reviewer letters for promotion and tenure, domestic partnership benefits, overload pay, and summer compensation for tuition-generating activities. As I indicated in a previous weekly update, the union proposed a salary raise of 2% + COLA (thus, 3.3%), and the administration… Continue reading

CBA – Grievance Update 2008

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Current Collective Bargaining Agreement Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2011-2014. Grievance Policy AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2008 THE UNION WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCE REPRESENTATION TO NON-MEMBERS. Unlike many other unions, UFF has in the past offered grievance representation to all bargaining unit members, whether or not they have chosen to join the union and pay membership dues. To help offset the costs of grievance representation, in the past UFF has required non-members merely to… Continue reading

Elections 2014 – Ballot

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  Ballot for 2014 UFF-FIU Chapter Elections, 2014-2015   Senators – Please vote for 20 (omit 1 person)   Alan Gummerson   Senior Lecturer   Economics   Alayne Unterberger   Research Director /Instructor   Center for Labor Research & Studies   Amy Paul-Ward   Associate Professor   Nursing   April Merleaux   Assistant Professor   History   Bruce Nissan   Director of Research   Center for Labor Research & Studies   Florence Keane   Assistant… Continue reading

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Governor Rick Scott and a majority of Florida legislators are pushing dramatic reductions in the jobs and benefits of state university faculty while passing new tax breaks for corporations. Last year state university faculty were forced to pay 3% into their retirement. Apparently this was not enough–the Legislature is back for an additional 2% of your salary. Make no mistake, Governor Scott is looking for ways to eliminate union contracts and keep us from functioning.… Continue reading

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From the President January 2012 Dear United Faculty of Florida Members: Last week – Week Three of the 2012 Legislative Session – UFF-FIU Vice President Teresa Lucas and I spent two full days in Tallahassee advocating for Faculty, FIU, and Higher Education. On Tuesday we visited the offices of all the Senators in the Miami-Dade and Broward delegation as well as the Senators that attended the UFF/UF Miami Dade dinner that we hosted last December.… Continue reading

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Ratification Bulletin 2010

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UNITED FACULTY OF FLORIDA UFF FIU RATIFICATION BULLETIN   WE HAVE REACHED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON RAISES, NEW TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ONLINE COURSES, AND IMPROVED TUITION BENEFITS. COME DISCUSS PROPOSED CHANGES TO YOUR UNION CONTRACT. THEN CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE RATIFICATION ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 1 and SEPTEMBER 2. After more than a year at the bargaining table, UFF FIU is pleased t0 announce that we have reached tentative agreement with the FIU administration on… Continue reading

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Bargaining News

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Where Things Stand The 2005 – 2008 BOT-UFF Collective Bargaining Agreement expired July 1, 2008. Faculty and librarians continue to be protected by its terms and conditions, which continue as status quo until a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is ratified. UFF has been in contract negotiations with the FIU administration since April. We have made significant progress, but two important issues remain to be resolved. Promotions First, some very good news. We have tentatively agreed… Continue reading