Union Office Hours – Fall 2024

Grievance When? Tuesdays, 9 – 10 AM Where? Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4228970944?pwd=VlNqazlzY0lkeU1IMVplMWlDZFBwQT09 Email: grievance@uff-fiu.org Membership, Katie Rainwater When? Wednesdays, 2 – 3 PM Where? Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2392495486?eFFrOE54a29WZktiODlzQlBmekhoQT09 Email: katie.rainwater@uff-fiu.org President,  Eric Scarffe When? By appointment Email: eric.scarffe@uff-fiu.org Vice President,  Tania Cepero Lopez When? Tuesdays, 1 – 2 PM Where? PC 111   Continue reading

Academic Freedom and Labor in the U.S.

In celebration of Banned Books Week, the FIU Libraries’ Academic & Intellectual Freedom Committee is hosting a discussion on academic freedom and labor in the United States. Our panel consists of FIU faculty members Dr. Ronald Cox (Political Science), Dr. Katie Rainwater (Global and Sociocultural Studies), and Dr. Terrence Peterson (History). Associate Librarian Christopher Jimenez will lead a civil discussion exploring labor movements in the U.S., focusing on the impact of academic freedom on the… Continue reading

UFF-FIU Family Breakfast & Playdate 2024

FROM THE MOVEMENT THAT BROUGHT YOU PARENTAL ACCOMMODATION Family Breakfast & Playground Playdate Sept 28, 2024 8:30 – 11 AM Concord Park 3301 SW 114th Avenue Miami, FL 33165 Come enjoy breakfast and build community with other faculty caregivers. RSVP for food count and potential weather-related updates. RSVP: UFF-FIU Family Breakfast & Playdate 2024 Continue reading

FIU Labor Spring 2024

Please join FreeFIU’s Labor Spring/National Higher Ed Day of Action event on Wednesday, April 17th at  3pm in the Labor Center, Room 301. The panel and discussion “Rebirth Amidst Repression: Unions in Florida and Beyond” will feature University of Miami labor historian Max Fraser and a student organizer from University of Oregon’s new wall-to-wall undergraduate worker union. See the attached flyer for more information and to register. Continue reading

UFF-FIU Picnic

UFF-FIU warmly invites all faculty and their families to our Spring 2024 Family Picnic at the Beach! Let’s celebrate us and reaching 60% membership. We will have food and drinks. When: Sunday, April 28, beginning at 11 a.m. Where: Peacock Shelter at Crandon Park, 6747 Crandon Park Blvd, Key Biscayne) Please leave at home glass, pets, and no styrofoam. The park charges $7 for parking with “Pay-By-Phone.” Please RSVP using this link, and we can’t wait… Continue reading

Spring Chapter Meeting and Elections- April 3, 2024

UFF-FIU Chapter Elections for 2024-2025 will be held in person (only) at the Spring Chapter Meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm in the Wertheim Conservatory, WC 130, at MMC Marine Science Reading Room, MSB 105, at BBC. As per the stipulations of applicable labor law, only UFF-FIU dues-paying members are eligible to vote and absentee and proxy voting are not allowed. For dues-paying members only In person attendance required… Continue reading