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Find Your Voice at FSU
UFF-FSUUnited Faculty of Florida –Florida State University Chapter
Jack Fiorito, J. Frank Dame Professor of Management, and UFF-FSU Chapter President
Find Your Voice at FSU
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 FSU’s 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 DoesAdvances and protects faculty interests and
rightsSurveys to highlight faculty views and concernsRegular 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*
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From the State University Presidents’ Association (SUPA) 2005 Priorities*Adjusted for inflation, in constant (2003-04) dollars.
$ per FTE Enrollment
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What Else?You don’t get what you deserve, you get what
you negotiateUFF-FSU faculty team just completed
negotiations for 2006-07 “re-openers” (see flyer)We’re making progress, but there’s 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 FSUPlease 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