Even during the best of times, Florida’s commitment to higher education has been paltry, if not outright negligent. For more than twenty years, the state university system has been left…
The regular 2020 session of the Florida Legislature ended with a whimper on March 19 as the pandemic changed everyone’s priorities. As usual, with reactionary forces dominating, your union was…
During a Health and Budget Disaster, Florida Lawmakers Continue Wasteful Corporate Tax Breaks The governor and legislature constantly say that they don’t have the money to support public education and…
In the Spring of 2019, the UFF-FAU Executive Committee disseminated the 2018-2019 Administrator Survey to approximately 900 faculty at FAU via email. The online survey was adapted from the rating…
Tampa Bay Times (2/8/20) By Jeffrey S. Solochek and Emily L. Mahoney Giving raises to Florida teachers is not a new idea. Teachers have been lobbying lawmakers for better pay — not bonuses…
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, Jan. 28, 2020Florida Phoenix Teachers, police officers, and other public workers will face a new bureaucratic hurdle if they want to remain members of a public-employee union…
By Megan Day, Jacobin Drug overdoses in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Suicides in Montana and Alaska. Alcohol deaths in New Mexico and South Dakota. The rise in these types of mortality…
From The Chronicle of Higher EducationChristian Smith I have had nearly enough bullshit. The manure has piled up so deep in the hallways, classrooms, and administration buildings of American higher…