UFF-USF

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held at 12:00 pm on USF St. Petersburg at the University Student Center in the Coral Room.

Attendance & Introductions. Eleven members, including seven senators, and one guest.

Minutes. Previous minutes approved.

President’s Report.

• Paul Terry. Discussion.
• UFF Finances. Discussion.

Reports.

• Membership. UFF North Florida Service Unit Director Candi Churchill will assist the Chapter with our recruitment campaign this coming academic year. Our goal is to recruit new members and to recruit new activists and leaders.
  • Motion made and seconded that the Chapter shall commit $ 10,000 towards the coming organizing campaign. Motion approved unanimously.
• Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.
• Tenure and Promotion Workshops. There are problems with administrators unfamiliar with the USF processes.
• Treasury. We are solvent.
• Collective Bargaining. Bargaining the reopener has begun.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 13 June 2015.

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held at 12:00 pm in CDB Restaurant just east of USF Tampa.

Attendance & Introductions. Seven members, all senators.

Minutes. Previous minutes approved.

President’s Report.

• Ed Mitchell. Discussion.
• UFF Finances. Discussion.

Reports.

• Grievances. Discussion.
• Treasury. We are solvent.
  • Motion made and seconded that the Chapter shall offer four travel scholarships of $ 500 each; all UFF USF members are eligible and recipients are to be determined by lot at the last summer meeting of the Chapter on August 7. Motion approved.
• Membership. The Chapter needs to recruit new members and new activists. Discussion of the membership committee and the steward system.
• Collective Bargaining. Discussion.

Summer Schedule. The UFF USF Chapter shall meet on June 12 & 26, July 10 & 24, and August 7. The June 12 meeting shall be at USF St. Petersburg; all other meetings shall be at CDB Restaurant.

The Chapter President also distributed a Washington Spectator article on the North Carolina government’s disruption of the UNC university system.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 5 June 2015.