In this training session we will discuss how to have “organizing” conversations, which are conversations intended to convince a non-member to sign up to be a member of the union. Such conversations are critically important because Florida is a “Right to Work” state and so faculty are not automatically added to the union; instead, they must be actively convinced to join. We need to maintain a density of 60% to keep the union, and the… Continue reading
WHO DECIDES WHAT WE TEACH? SOCIOLOGY AND THE POLITICS OF CURRICULUM When: Wed. Feb 18 @ 6:00pmWhere: On Zoom When a Florida Board of Governors work group produced a censored version of an Introduction to Sociology textbook, the United Faculty of Florida decided to step in to affirm the importance of teaching according to disciplinary expertise. Join the United Faculty of Florida and former American Sociological Association presidents Ruth Milkman and Aldon Morris for a… Continue reading
Grievance When? Tuesday, 9 – 10 AM Where? Zoom: https://fiu.zoom.us/j/84885966056 Email: grievance@uff-fiu.org Bargaining When? Wednesday, 1 – 2 PM Where? UFF-FIU Office, MMC, PC 111 Email: bargaining@uff-fiu.org President When? Mondays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM Where? Zoom: https://fiu.zoom.us/j/3053483512?omn=81359872674Meeting ID: 305 348 3512 Email: president@uff-fiu.org Continue reading
MON President, Tania Cepero Lopez 12:00 PM-3:00 PM PC 334 MON Membership, Katie Rainwater 2:00 PM- 4 PM PC 334 TUE Grievance 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ZOOM -> https://us02web.zoom.us/s/4228970944 WED Bargaining 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Zoom -> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82363404805?pwd=W1fMY6AJtqPKiJVsCZHsawkGBbvn1j.1 Continue reading
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. August 14, 2023 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm via zoom. Contact the webmaster for the link. The ultimate authority in the Chapter rests with… Continue reading
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
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
