UFF-FSU

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UFF-FSU

• United Faculty of Florida
• Florida State University Chapter
• Jack Fiorito, J. Frank Dame Professor of
  Management, and UFF-FSU Chapter President

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What is the United Faculty of Florida?

• A professional organization of, by, and for
  faculty in Florida higher education
• A democratic, member-supported, volunteer-driven
  voice for faculty at FSU and statewide
• Your bargaining agent for salary, benefits,
  academic freedom, tenure, promotion, due process,
  sabbaticals, etc.
• See web site (www.uff-fsu.org)

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Why Do Faculty Need UFF?

• Because no one else speaks independently for FSU
  faculty, and faculty should have a voice
• Because, to cite one example, the June, 2004 FSU
  Board of Trustees meeting agenda included
• Student Government Association 5 minutes
• Faculty Senate 5 minutes
• Business group touting the view of universities
  as mass-production degree machines and urging
  shifts of public funds to private colleges 45
  minutes!

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Who Supports UFF?

• Hundreds of UFF members at FSU include some of
  FSUs most distinguished faculty, scholars
  dedicated to their fields and to making FSU
  better
• Why does UFF represent FSU faculty?
• Short answer Representation Election (October,
  2003)
• Yes (for UFF) 736
• No representation 33

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What UFF Does

• Advances and protects faculty interests and
  rights
• Surveys to highlight faculty views and concerns
• Regular members-only social gatherings
• Informational meetings, e.g.,
• Senator Bob Graham (now retired) re Florida
  constitutional amendment on university governance
• Guest speakers on standardized testing at
  universities (a popular idea among many
  legislators and our governor)
• Dean Rowe and Professor Ted Baker (UFF-FSU VP) on
  the ABCs of the CBA (Collective Bargaining
  Agreement)
• UFF represents faculty in the Legislature

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Florida General Revenue and Lottery
Appropriations per Actual SUS Student FTE,
1989-90 through 2003-04
per FTE
Enrollment
From the State University Presidents
Association (SUPA) 2005 Priorities
Adjusted for inflation, in constant (2003-04)
dollars.
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What Else?

• You dont get what you deserve, you get what you
  negotiate
• UFF-FSU faculty team just completed negotiations
  for 2006-07 re-openers (see flyer)
• Were making progress, but theres more to do
• Salaries that motivate and retain good faculty
• Strengthen the core of what it means to be a real
  university including faculty autonomy,
  collegial governance, and academic freedom
  e.g., against well-intended but ill-considered
  accountability initiatives

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Support the UFF-FSU Chapter

• A stronger UFF-FSU Chapter means a stronger
  faculty voice at FSU.
• That means a better FSU
• Please help make FSU better a better university
  and a better place to be a faculty member
• Join UFF!
• See www.uff-fsu.org/memform.pdf