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Florida Education Association Post-Election Statement

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November 3, 2010. “Even Jeb Bush would agree” with FEA’s approach, to “spend money supporting candidates that back public schools, the teaching profession and the rights of workers in our…

FAU Trustees Ratify 2009-12 Collective Bargaining Agreement

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October 20, 2010. Unanimous decision by BOT Personnel Committee The FAU Board of Trustees ratified the UFF-FAU/FAUBOT 2009-12 Collective Bargaining Agreement at its meeting today. The CBA was recommended for…

Pew Report Cites Florida as Financially “Stressed,” Only 12% of Floridians See Higher Ed as High Priority

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October 11, 2010. A message from UFF-Florida State Chapter President Jack Fiorito (Received October 8, 2010) Dear FSU Colleagues, A recent report from the Pew Center for the States includes…

Welcome, President Mary Jane Saunders

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October 4, 2010. New leadership opens possibilities for strengthening ties between FAU faculty and administration. The Florida Atlantic University Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida is happy to welcome…

CBA Ratification Proceeds with Campus Mailing of Ballots

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On Monday, October 4th close to 900 ballots will be distributed to UFF-FAU bargaining unit members for ratification of the 2009-2012 Collective Bargaining Agreement. UFF-FAU extends thanks to the FAU…

Florida State University Faculty Senate Condemns Faculty Layoffs

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September 23, 2010. Strongly-worded resolution takes issue with FSU administration’s firing of university’s tenured and tenure-earning professors, Points to dubious budgetary and hiring practices. (See Links to Layoff Arbitration Briefs…

BOG Reports on “Efficiencies” Undertaken Across SUS

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September 20, 2010. Plans at FAU include expanded lecture classes, “increasing reliance on lower cost instructional personnel” and “reallocating faculty resources to areas of greatest need, demand, and payoff.” (Entire…

BOG Approves FAU Football Stadium

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September 17, 2010. Project ranked as new president’s “top priority,” Construction of $70 million facility to begin in early October FAU gets the OK to build its on-campus football stadium…

BOG Budget Means Hard Times for SUS

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September 17, 2010. “Some courses will be deleted. Jobs may have to be cut.”Tallahassee Democrat, 09/17/10 By Angeline J. Taylor Florida’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the State University System’s…

FEA: Jobs Bill, Race to the Top, and the Economy

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September 16, 2010. Legislative Budget Commission met on September 15, Florida given almost $555 million from Education Jobs Fund program, State budget situation eases somewhat (Received September 15) The Legislative…

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