UFF-USF

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held at 12:00 pm on USF Tampa in EDU 257.

Attendance & Introductions. Twelve members, including ten members of the Council.

Minutes. Minutes from September 9 meeting approved.

President’s Report.

• Ratification. We have already received about four hundred ballots. The ballots for ratification will be counted on September 30 at noon in EDU 257.
• Membership. Discussion of campaign materials. UFF will be at the USFSP Benefits Fair.
  • Motion made and seconded that should the Tentative Agreement be ratified, hard copies shall be sent to all UFF USF employees, and 3,000 printed so that the Chapter shall have sufficient extras. Motion approved.
  • Motion made and seconded to send membership form and brochure in response to query for UFF membership.
• Instructor Survey. We will conduct a survey of instructors, and later a survey of professionals.
• Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.
• Treasury. We are solvent.

Old Business.

• Calendar. The remaining meetings of this semester will be on October 7 & 21, November 4 & 18, and December 2. The meetings on September 23, October 21, and November 18 will be in EDU 257. The meeting on October 7 will be in NES 103 and the meeting on November 4 will be in USF Sarasota / Manatee in B224.
• Surveys. The Chapter will conduct a survey of instructors.

New Business.

• UFF USF Office. Problems with the current office.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 24 September 2016.

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held at 12:00 pm on USF St. Petersburg in USC 260.

Attendance & Introductions. Twelve members, including nine members of the Council, and two guests.

Minutes. Minutes from August 26 meeting approved.

President’s Report.

• Ratification. Description of the history of bargaining the contract currently awaiting ratification. The ballots for ratification will be counted on September 30 at noon in EDU 257.
• Membership. There will be a social on Monday, September 26 at 6 pm in Ferg’s Sports Bar at 1320 Central Avenue.

Old Business.

• Calendar. The remaining meetings of this semester will be on September 23, October 7 & 21, November 4 & 18, and December 2. The meetings on September 23, October 21, and November 18 will be in EDU 257.
• Surveys. The Chapter will conduct a survey of instructors.

New Business.

• Membership. Discussion of current efforts.
• Politics. On September 28, the NEA will send some political campaign and liaison experts to train members in USF and HCC.

Committee Reports.

• Tenure and Promotion Workshops. We will have one this fall.
• Treasurer’s Report. We are solvent.
• Collective Bargaining. Preparations for 2019.

The UFF Senate will meet on Saturday, September 17, from 3 pm to 5 pm, and on Sunday, September 18, from 9 am to noon. The Bargaining Councils will meet Saturday evening. The meeting will be at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 10 September 2016.

The Council approved the appointment of Nicole Tracy Ventura to the Communications Committee.

This minute respectfully posted 1 September 2016 by Gregory McColm.