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 Florida as one of five financially “stressed” states. A summary in yesterday’s Tallahassee Democrat noted that 49% of Floridians support tax increases for universities and colleges, but 50% oppose such increases. Another summary by the same writer (Bill Kaczor) said that only 12% of respondents rank higher education as the “most important” priority to protect from budget cuts. With projections of a state budget deficit on the order of $800 million to $2.5 billion, it seems certain that FSU, faculty, staff, and students will be facing another challenging budget year.
Links related to this include:
Pew Center Report (pdf of 92 page doc): http://www.uff-fsu.org/art/PewStudyFiveDistressedStates2010.pdf
Kaczor’s AP Story (pdf, summary): http://www.uff-fsu.org/art/Kaczor-AP20101006.pdf
UFF Membership: https://uff-fau.org/?p=16
Don’t be just a spectator. We can do together what you cannot do alone.
Best regards,
Jack Fiorito, President
UFF-FSU Chapter