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I’m Sticking by the Union…

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February 1, 2010. FAU Eminent Scholar and UFF take on administrator’s headstrong efforts to disrupt established and productive research program. Dear Colleagues, I’m Lester Embree, the William F. Dietrich Eminent…

Crist Names Six to BOG Posts

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By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 26, 2010……..Gov. Charlie Crist named five new appointees to the Board of Governors Thursday and reappointed vice chair…

Lawmakers Skeptical of Crist’s $69.2 Billion Budget Proposal

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January 29, 2010. Projection of $2 billion increase would translate to $100 million more for SUS, Proposal contrasts with state economists’ forecast for $3.2 billion overall reduction in revenues. CATHERINE…

FAU Administration in Violation of Statute 447.501(1)

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January 28, 2010. Letter from UFF Service Unit Coordinator Nissen was last chance for Pritchett administration to take responsibility under CBA before Unfair Labor Practice charge filed, Florida taxpayers to…

FEA Legislative Update – Week of January 18

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FEA Legislative Update Interim Committee Meetings— Week of January 18 While thunderstorms rumbled through Tallahassee, rain-soaked and disgruntled legislators began the arduous task of balancing the state’s fragile budget ……

Mississippi’s State University System Takes Aim at Tenure

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January 26, 2010. The state that ranks at the bottom of the barrel in education seeks to follow Florida State and Florida Atlantic’s example of firing tenured faculty for alleged…

Medical School is a Luxury FAU Can’t Afford

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January 25, 2010. (Updated January 26) Over the past year the University’s top administrators have become especially adept at claiming there’s absolutely no money in the school’s coffers. But mention…

Announcing New Features of UFF-FAU Website

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January 21, 2010. Looking for an item that no longer appears to be on the UFF-FAU website? UFF-FAU is pleased to anounce a new category, “2009 Archives,” accessible on the…

A Message From FEA Vice President Joanne McCall on Member Benefits

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January 21, 2010 Good Morning, Soon, our members will begin receiving their new FEA Membership Cards which include the ACCESS discount program. Many members utilize this card to receive significant…

To Fire or to Furlough: A Tale of Two Universities By Way of FSU

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January 20, 2010 Dear FSU Colleagues: On the very same day, two faculty members recently and independently called my attention to news reports on two separate universities’ actions for coping…

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