UFF UCF News http://www.uffucf.org 15 Articles en-US Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:32 -28800 UFF UCF, http://www.uffucf.org/ 30 http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=564 Contact Legislators Now To Stop Cuts To Higher Education Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 -28800 March 9, 2010Dear Colleague:The choice over funding higher education in Florida is now sharply defined. It came into focus on March 4 when students rallied in Tallahassee. The... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=559 University Students Rally for More Funding Fri, 05 Mar 2010 0:00:00 -28800 By Shannon Colavecchio and Cristina Silva, Times/Herald Tallahassee BureauPosted: Mar 04, 2010 03:48 PMTALLAHASSEE — University students descended on the Florida capital Thu... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=537 Academic Freedom Nationwide and University Contract Conflicts Statewide Wed, 24 Feb 2010 0:00:00 -28800 Speakers: Valerie Wilk, NEA Organizer and Tom Auxter, UFF PresidentWhen: Monday March 1st, 11:00 AM-1:00 PMWhere: Student Union Key West 218 C/DFree Box Lunch ProvidedTom Auxt... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=557 U. of Florida Faculty Union Overwhelmingly Approves New Contract Fri, 19 Feb 2010 0:00:00 -28800 By a vote of 491 to 4, the University of Florida's faculty union has overwhelmingly approved a contract agreement that was reached last month after years of debate, The Gaines... http://www.uffucf.org/bargaining/update.php?id=550 BOT Impasse Contract and Elimination of Evaluation Standards Wed, 17 Feb 2010 0:00:00 -28800 Dear Bargaining Unit Members:The ratification vote on the UCF Board of Trustees’ proposed new Collective Bargaining Agreement will be held on March 23rd and 24th. Bargaining... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=538 Important Information for Your Annual Activity Report Wed, 03 Feb 2010 0:00:00 -28800 Dear colleagues,As you know, the time to submit Annual Activity Reports is upon us. These reports are important for several reasons, not the least of which is they can protect... http://www.uffucf.org/bargaining/update.php?id=535 UFF Response to BOT Impasse Contract Proposal Wed, 20 Jan 2010 0:00:00 -28800 Dear Colleague,Last week, you received an email from Rick Walsh, chair of the UCF Board of Trustees, notifying you that the BOT had voted to approve a contract in the ongoing ... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=533 My Word: UCF Must Keep Merit Standards Sun, 27 Dec 2009 0:00:00 -28800 OrlandoSentinel.comMy Word: UCF must keep merit standardsBy Stanley SmithDecember 27, 2009, p. A20The Orlando Sentinel recently expressed the view that merit pay should become... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=532 Unanswered Questions After Provost's Update Tue, 08 Dec 2009 0:00:00 -28800 Recently the Administration has painted a relatively rosy picture of the university budget projections for the next several years, a far cry from the dire straits they describ... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=529 An Important Message About Impasse Sat, 24 Oct 2009 0:00:00 -25200 Dear Colleagues,Our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is under attack, and your UFF leadership needs your help to protect it. You might remember that, earlier this year, t... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=526 UFF urges use of old Conflict of Interest Form Fri, 18 Sep 2009 0:00:00 -25200 Dear Colleagues,Your faculty union has serious concerns about the proposed new conflict of interest form, believing that aspects of it violate the CBA and constitute unnecessa... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=525 Impasse Hearing and the Latest Infomercial Threats Fri, 07 Aug 2009 0:00:00 -25200 Dear Colleagues,The Collective Bargaining Agreement Impasse hearing lasted all day Tuesday. Our state service director and our local chapter witnesses did an outstanding job o... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=521 For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics Thu, 06 Aug 2009 0:00:00 -25200 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. At Harvard, Carrie Grimes majored in anthropology and archaeology and ventured to places like Honduras, where she studied Mayan settlement patterns by ma... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=510 BOT Impasse Attack and UFF Response Mon, 03 Aug 2009 0:00:00 -25200 Dear Colleagues,As you will recall, the BOT bargaining team declared impasse over contract negotiations at the end of the spring semester. Starting at 9:30 am on August 4th th... http://www.uffucf.org/news/article.php?id=507 CSU Can Balance Without Budget Cuts Mon, 27 Jul 2009 0:00:00 -25200 Professor Micheal Charles Pounds and Professor Brian Alan LaneUpdated: Sunday, July 26, 2009 Full Article Here.We are Professors at Cal State Long Beach. We have been stunned ...