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Announcements
Meeting Times
During the Summer, 2009, Chapter meetings will be on alternate Fridays, starting at noon, on
on May 22, June 4, June 20, July 17, and July 31.
We will meet at CDBs Restaurant at 51st & Fowler, at the southeastern corner of USF-Tampa.
Pizza & beer are provided by the Chapter.
Come and join the movement.
Membership
The ultimate source of a union is the membership of the employees it represents, which is why
ALL members of the bargaining unit -- faculty and university professionals -- should join
the union.
We are launching a new membership initiative: anyone interested in helping grow the union is
invited to contact
Sherman Dorn.
In addition, last fall, the United Faculty of Florida fell in line with the rest of the
Florida Education Assocation and instituted the following policy on grievances:
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At its September 2008 Senate meeting, the statewide United Faculty of Florida (UFF) revised
its grievance representation policy in response to liability and legal concerns.
Effective immediately, UFF will not provide grievance representation to faculty who were not
dues-paying UFF members at the time when the grievable incident occurred.
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All faculty have the right to file an individual grievance, but those who were not UFF
members when the incident occurred must represent themselves or retain an attorney.
UFF retains the sole and exclusive right to invoke arbitration; non-members will not
automatically have the right to pursue a remedy beyond the grievance process.
If UFF agrees to allow a non-member to proceed to arbitration, the non-member will be
responsible for the cost of the arbitration – $2000 to $4000 – and must provide his or her
own attorney, the cost of which can exceed $20,000. If a non-member informs the chapter of
an incident, UFF may file a grievance on behalf of the chapter if it is believed to have
chapter-wide impact on the enforcement of the collective bargaining agreement; however, that
is at the discretion of the chapter.
In addition, the UFF would like faculty to be aware that faculty and university professionals
within the bargaining unit are NOT automatically members of UFF.
You must complete and sign a membership form and submit it to UFF in order to become a member.
In addition to guaranteeing yourself free representation in any grievance and arbitration
proceedings that you may need to initiate in the future, by becoming a UFF member you will:
- Strengthen the voice of faculty in negotiations;
- Support our lobbying efforts for better higher education funding and academic excellence;
- Receive professional protection by way of a free $1 million professional liability policy;
- Obtain the right to vote in UFF elections and thereby influence UFF bargaining priorities;
- Gain access to a variety of “members only” workshops, events and services, including free life insurance policies and legal representation;
- Receive free professional publications and literature about national higher education issues.
To join the movement, go to the
Join UFF page,
fill in the membership form, and mail it to PO Box 30238, USF-Tampa via campus mail.
Contacting Us
Our on-campus mailing address is USF Box 30238, USF-Tampa,
although the university office is in NEC116 (the former MHH223).
Our phone numbers are (813) 313-7826 and 974-2428, while our fax
number is (813) 974-7081.
You can send us e-mail at
uff@ourusf.org.
You may also contact elected officers directly:
Checking Your Salary
The legislative mandated raise took effect last October 1.
For those of us suspicious of computers, here is a way to check if
one's raise is being computed properly.
You have get your 11-digit USF ID number, and then go to GEMS from
a computer that is on campus, as follows.
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Go to the GEMS login:
https://gems.fastmail.usf.edu/psp/gemspro/?cmd=login.
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A window saying that PeopleSoft is handling your salary (a good
reason to check your salary) will come up, and ask for your User
ID and Password.
Enter your 11-digit Employee ID for your User ID, and your GEMS
password (if you don't have one, or had one and forgot it, click
the "Forget your password?" link and follow instructions; the
computer will not allow you to create a password that lacks
letters, numbers, and at least one punctuation symbol (preferably
not "\").
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A sparse screen will appear, with a Menu at left, including Payroll
and Compensation.
Click it, and you will have five options, including View Paycheck
and Compensation History.
The Compensation History option will produce a list, in reverse
chronological order, of all your base rates.
Stopping NEA Solicitations
The National Education Association works hard to get many
special deals for members, but some members would rather
not get solicitations.
To opt out of solicitations, contact
the NEA Benefits office.
Important Links
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This is the oldest site for the USF Chapter of the UFF.
There are two other important sites for the chapter:
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The
off-campus site is the home for the UFF Biweekly.
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The
weblog is the place to see what's happening in real time.
Come and check us out.
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The
Collective Bargaining Agreement:
The primary purpose of a union is to bargain and enforce a contract.
This is the current contract between the United Faculty of Florida
and the Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida.
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To join the United Faculty of Florida, down-load
a membership form,
fill it in, and mail it to PO Box 30238, USF-Tampa via campus mail.
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Records: News, Minutes, and Memory:
Here are links to other records: the chapter bylaws, minutes of
Chapter meetings, links to archived articles of the electronic
UFF Biweeekly newsletter, links to archived copies of the hardcopy
UFF Uncommon
Sensequarterly, and other records.
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UFF/USF Blog:
Visitors welcome!
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Friends and Relations:
Links to affiliates, associated groups, allied organizations,
friends, and other places of interest.
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Officers
Our elected officers are:
Our appointed officers are:
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The Chief Negotiator and Bargaining Chair, Bob Welker
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The Grievance Chair,
Mark Klisch
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The Publicity Chair,
Greg McColm
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We have two groups of elected representatives.
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We have senators and alternate senators representing USF
at biannual meetings of the UFF Senate.
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Nancy Anderson, Child Education
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Mark Klisch, Counseling Center for Human Development
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Jana Martin, Tampa Library
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Lynn McBrien, Psych. & Soc. Fdtns
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Greg McColm,
Mathematics
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Jerry Notaro, St. Petersburg A & S
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Eric Odgaard, St. Petersburg A & S
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Steve Permuth, Educational Leadership
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Arthur Shapiro, Educational Leadership
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Paul Terry (alt), Education Leadership - Lakeland
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Harry Vanden, Government & International Affairs
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Robert Welker, Accounting
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Keith White, St. Petersburg A & S
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Sonia Ramirez Wohlmuth, Library & Information Science
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We have delegates and alternate delegates representing
UFF for USF at annual meetings of the Florida Education
Association (FEA) Assembly.
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Sherman Dorn, Psych. & Soc. Fdtns.
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Mark Klisch
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Greg McColm, Mathematics
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Steve Permuth, Educational Leadership
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Arthur Shapiro, Education
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Paul Terry (alt.), Education Leadership - Lakeland
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Harry Vanden (alt.), Government & International Affairs
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Keith White, St. Petersburg A & S
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Come and Join Us!
The United Faculty of Florida maintains a faculty activist
discussion list for members who want to discuss union issues
over e-mail. The traffic can vary from a few messages a
month to a dozen or more per day, depending on the issues of
the day. If you are a member and wish to join,
Send us a blank e-mail. If you subscribed from
off-campus and your e-mail address doesn't include your full
name, expect an e-mail follow-up asking for your name. If
you're a member, the moderators of the list will then
subscribe you.
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