Category: Event

FIU Labor Spring 2024

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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

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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

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Spring Chapter Meeting and Elections- April 3, 2024

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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

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Avoid Decertification

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Dear Colleagues, Please join the union (UFF-FIU) by January 24 to avoid the decertification of the union. Last year, the state legislature passed a requirement that some public sector unions maintain a density of at least 60% membership to continue to be recognized as the bargaining agent. All members must be signed up for e-dues by no later than January 24th to be counted toward the numbers we need to avoid decertification. While membership numbers… Continue reading

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Holiday Party, November 28

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UFF-FIU invites all faculty to the UFF-FIU Holiday Party. When: Tuesday, Nov 28, at 5-8 pm Where: At the Stocker AstroScience Center, ASTRO building, Room 101, FIU MMC Campus (between CP and OE) What else: Food and refreshments provided, family-friendly, and an opportunity (weather permitting) to observe through the telescope! Continue reading