Minutes 29 May 2015

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

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.