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style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>ATT00001; ATT00002<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes'> <p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes'><span style='font-size:48.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Old English Text MT";color:black'>Uncommon Sense</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes'>The Newsletter of the United Faculty of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State></st1:place>, USF Chapter</p> <p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes'>(an FEA [AFT &amp; NEA] affiliate)</p> <p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes'>Volume 15, Numbers 2 &amp; 3<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>                                                                    </span>Fall, 2007 &amp; Winter, 2008</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>The Voice of the University Professional</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:36.0pt'>Elections</span><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Each spring, the USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida elects its President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and UFF Senators and FEA Delegates.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>These positions are described in the article on <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Offices</b> on page 2.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Only union members may make nominations, stand for election, run, and vote.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>We encourage <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>all</i> union members to consider standing for election, and to vote.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>If you would like to stand for election, or if you think someone else would, please send a letter of nomination to:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>CHAIR, Election Committee</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>United Faculty of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>USF <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street> 30238</st1:address>, </p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">USF-Tampa</st1:City> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">33620</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Or email to: <a href="mailto:tauber@ourusf.org">tauber@ourusf.org</a>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The letter should contain: (1) your name, (2) the name of the nominee, and (3) the office the nomination is for.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>All nominations  including permission by the nominee to be a candidate  <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>must be received</b> by <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u>January 31</u></b>.</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>All nominees are strongly encouraged to submit a short (250 words or less) self-description and/or campaign statement, which must be received by <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><u>January 31</u></i></b> to be included in the ballot materials.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>Election will be by secret mail ballot; members will be responsible for getting their ballots returned by the deadline.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The ballots will be sent out by February 11, and be <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><u>due by Wednesday, March 5</u></i></b>; they will be counted shortly afterwards at the March 7 chapter meeting; all union members are invited to attend.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>On April 1, newly elected officers and representatives formally assume their duties.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Stagnating salaries threaten strategic plan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Now that we know the latest figures, according to the data USF submitted to the American Association of University Professors, we can measure our discontent with salaries: 2.1%. That s how much salaries rose from last year, the mean raise for faculty who continued at USF this year.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>USF faculty raises this year are much less than they were two years ago (4.9%) and were less than raises this year for Hillsborough Community College (3%) and K-12 teachers in Hillsborough County (8%). I suspect that if we looked at raises since 2001, USF s faculty raises would be much less than at HCC, where the starting salary for someone with just a masters degree rose 54% in a six-year period.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>    </span>Lower raises for faculty at USF have consequences for the institution: lower morale and higher turnover. When the USF Board of Trustees approved a new strategic plan, the goals were lofty: meeting admissions criteria to the elite Association of American Universities. The vast majority of that work has to be done by faculty and by the majority of faculty. There is no way to meet the needs of the faculty and the university without higher pay. Without meeting the needs of faculty, the goals of the Board of Trustees will go unmet.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>We have already seen the erosion of the educational environment this year with substantially increased class sizes for several dozen classes. The federal budget for research grants is not going to increase, which means that hit rates will drop in many programs. Most faculty will work their tails off, as they usually do, but without a significant pool of money for faculty raises, many will also leave, leaving more work for the rest of us.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>Four years ago, then-Faculty Senate President Liz Bird argued that low salaries were threatening USF s future. For a few years, salaries rose faster than inflation. But now that raises lag inflation, we need to remind our community, our legislators, and our Board of Trustees that low faculty salaries still threaten USF s education and research environment.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>The Offices</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida consists of the members of the union in the USF General Faculty Bargaining Unit.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Chapter is a participatory democracy: policy is set at the Chapter meetings on Friday paydays, and all union members are invited to attend.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>The Chapter has three kinds of positions:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>elected executive positions, elected legislative positions, and appointed positions.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>There are four elected executives.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The President</b> is the chief executive and chief spokesperson of the chapter.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Vice President</b> assists the president, and fills the president s office if necessary.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Secretary</b> composes minutes and maintains other records the Chapter requires.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>The Treasurer</b> supervises the finances of the Chapter.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>There are two kinds of elected representatives.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span></b>A <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Senator</b> represents USF at the UFF Senate meetings, one meeting in late spring and the other in mid-fall.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Each is on a weekend, in <st1:City w:st="on">Tampa</st1:City> or <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Orlando</st1:place></st1:City>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The UFF Senate is the legislature of the UFF, and sets policy for the UFF.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The number of senators from USF depends on union membership at USF (!).</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>      </span>A <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Delegate</b> represents UFF at the annual Florida Education Association Assembly.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The FEA is the preeminent union representing teachers in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Assembly is the legislative body of the FEA, and will meet in fall over three days.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Again, the size of the UFF delegation depends on the size of UFF s membership.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>These are the offices open for election.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>There are also several officers appointed by the President.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Bargaining Chair</b> is the Chapter s <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Chief Negotiator</i>, and bargains contracts with the assistance of a Bargaining Committee.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>The Grievance Chair</b> handles  contract enforcement by overseeing grievances, with the assistance of a Grievance Committee.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Membership Chair</b> goes out and persuades faculty members to join the union, while the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Publicity Chair</b> puts out the newsletters and handles the websites.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>The Chapter has a Constitution describing these offices, and it is on-line at <a href="http://w3.usf.edu/~uff/Laws.html">http://w3.usf.edu/~uff/Laws.html</a>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Logistics</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida publishes two newsletters, <span style='font-family:"Old English Text MT"'>Uncommon Sense</span> (see <a href="http://w3.usf.edu/~uff/US/index.html">http://w3.usf.edu/~uff/US/index.html</a>), and a <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>UFF Biweekly</i> (or, if you prefer, a fortnightly) every other Thursday giving upcoming news, items of interest (past news and items archived at <a href="http://uff.ourusf.org/">http://uff.ourusf.org</a>), and announcing the Chapter meeting the next day.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>All members of the bargaining unit should be getting both newsletters:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>to get on the mailing lists, contact the UFF/USF Webmaster, Greg McColm, via <a href="mailto:uff_biweekly-owner@ourusf.org">uff_biweekly-owner@ourusf.org</a>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>We have two websites, one on-campus at <a href="http://w3.usf.edu/~uff">http://w3.usf.edu/~uff</a>, and one off-campus at <a href="http://uff.ourusf.org/">http://uff.ourusf.org</a>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Come and visit us!</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>This spring, the USF Chapter of the UFF will meet on alternate Fridays during the lunch hour at EDU 413.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>(We will be meeting on Jan. 11 &amp; 25, Feb. 8 &amp; 22, Mar. 7 &amp; 21, Apr. 4 &amp; 18, and May 2.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>This is where decisions and plans are made, and all union members are invited to come (and bring a friend!).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Sandwiches and soda pop are free.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Come and join the movement.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span>This semester we will be visiting branch campuses, beginning with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lakeland</st1:City></st1:place> on Jan. 25: watch the UFF Biweekly for details.</p> </div> </body> </html>