Category: Minutes

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance & Introductions. There were thirteen members in attendance, including nine members of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum. We also had a guest.

Minutes. 29 July 2011 minutes approved.

Tenure & promotion. John Noonan will chair a task force that will report to the Bargaining Committee.

Membership campaign. Plans for fall membership campaign outlined.

• Motion made and seconded to extend $ 300 rebate under the conditions that a UFF USF employee who joins during the fall term will receive a dues rebate in spring. Motion approved.

Treasury. We are solvent.

Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.

Communications. Discussion of Biweekly and website.

Chapter meetings. The Chapter will meet at USF-Tampa in EDU 313 on Sept. 9, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2. We will meet at USF-Poly at LTB 1123 on Sept. 23, at USFSP in the Community Room of Harbor Hall (the former Dali Museum building) on Oct. 21, and at USFSM on Nov. 18 at a location TBA.

These minutes respectfully resubmitted by G. McColm on 31 August 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance & Introductions. There were eleven members in attendance, including seven members of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum.

USF Polytechnic. Discussion of prospects.

College of Nursing. Discussion.

Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.

Bargaining. Discussion of salaries and bargaining cycle.

Communications. Discussion of new faculty orientations, and of plans for Biweekly and new website, and Uncommon Sense.

Membership. Discussion of current procedures.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 30 June 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

USF Poly. Discussion of prospects.

New Faculty Orientation. Discussion of plans.

MOU Ratification Election on Monday. Discussion of logistics.

ADI (Discretion) Raises. Discussion.

UFF USF Chapter Meetings. Last regular meeting on July 29; meetings resumed on August 26 in EDU313.

Minutes approved.

Treasury. Report.

Membership. Discussion of new faculty orientation, lunch chats in fall. Current goal is 55 % of unit.

Bargaining. Discussion of Bargaining cycle. A new Bargaining Team will be appointed in August.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 30 July 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance. There were ten members in attendance (and three guests, including WUSF report Mark Schreiner), including seven members of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum.

Minutes. Minutes of the June 3 meeting approved.

President’s report. Major issues outlined.

Treasurer’s report. We are solvent.

Membership. Discussion.

Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances, and grievance training Monday, 20 June.

Bargaining. Discussion of USF President Genshaft’s proposal for a bonus to offset the 3 % tax patch on employees for their retirement programs.

Communications. Discussion of current initiatives.

New business. There seems to be a new travel reimbursement policy; we will seek clarification about what this policy is..

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 18 June 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance. There were twelve members in attendance, including ten members of the Chapter Council, sufficient for a quorum.

Minutes. Minutes of the May 20 meeting approved.

President’s report. Major issues outlined.

Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances. There will be grievance training for the new committee on June 20.

Membership. Discussion of campaign status; UFF will be present at the New Faculty Orientation on August 11.

Bargaining. Two major issues.

• Summer pay for thesis and dissertation directors. UFF USF Chapter President Paul Terry has signed an MOU on implementing the contractual language during this summer.
• Merit pay. Discussion of proposed language for an MOU on implementing the contractual language on merit pay.

Treasury. We are solvent.

Communications. Discussion of website.

Koch Institute donation to FSU. Several public statements have been made, by UFF, affiliates and allies.

Effects of new legislation. Discussion of public forums.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on June 4, 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance. There were eleven members in attendance, including eight members of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum.

Minutes. Minutes of the May 6 meeting approved.

President’s report. Current issues before the administration.

Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.

Membership. Discussion of faculty issues.

Bargaining. Discussion contractual issues and possible events and activities.

Communications. Status of website and mail.

Treasury. We are solvent.

FEA governance. FEA anticipates more of the same during the legislative session of 2012.

New Business. Tenure & Promotion.

• Motion made and seconded to appoint an ad hoc committee chaired by John Noonan to investigate problems with the tenure award process at USF during the 2011 ? 2012 academic year. Motion approved.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on May 20, 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance. There were eleven members in attendance, including eight members of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum.

National Meetings. There are NEA and AFT national conferences this summer.

• Motion made and seconded to make up the difference in expenses up to $ 1,000 for any UFF member attending a national conference. Motion approved.

Membership. The recruitment campaign will continue through the summer.

• Motion made and seconded to grant a rebate to any new UFF member who joins between now and the end of Session B, rebate to be paid in December. Motion approved.

Session B ends on August 6.

Assignments. New and often heavier teaching assignments for the academic year 2011 ? 2012 are being distributed. Discussion.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on May 13, 2011.

Meeting from 2 pm to 3 pm in CPR 480, chaired by P. Terry (Chapter President)

Present: M. Ali (guest), S. Dorn, C. Joszi, G. McColm, D. McMullen, A. Novoa, C. Patterson, S. Permuth, A. Shapiro, P. Terry, R. Welker, S. Wohlmuth

Absent: R. Allander, M. Karlins, M. Manzur-Leiva, S. Mathur, J. Noonan, G. Notaro.

[11 of 17 present, sufficient for a quorum]

Introductions.

President’s report. Overview of legislative situation.

Nominations for the Bargaining Committee.

• Bob Welker nominated and confirmed as Bargaining Committee Chair and Chief Negotiator.

Nominations for the Grievance Committee.

• Sonia Wohlmuth nominated and confirmed as Grievance Committee Chair.
• The following persons were nominated and confirmed as members of the Grievance Committee: R. Alander, H. Hechiche, D. McMullen, C. Patterson, S. Permuth, and R. Welker.

Nominations for the Political Committee.

• G. Notaro nominated and confirmed as Political Committee Chair.
• The following persons were nominated and confirmed as members of the Political Committee: G. McColm.

Nominations for the Services / Membership Committee.

• M. Manzur-Leiva nominated and confirmed as Services / Membership Committee Chair.
• The following persons were nominated and confirmed as members of the Membership Committee: H. Castenada, G. McColm, D. McMullen, C. Patterson, A. de la Pena, M. Shonfeld, H. Vanden, C. Zayas,-Santiago.

Nominations for the Communications Committee.

• Greg McColm nominated and confirmed as Communications Committee Chair.
• The following persons were nominated and confirmed as members of the Political Committee: R. Alander, S. Dorn, S. Katkoori, G. Notaro, C. Patterson, S. Permuth.

Membership. Further discussion of the membership campaign.

Procedures for the Chapter Council.

• Resolved, that nominations of new committee members by standing committee chairs may be presented electronically to the Chapter Council for confirmation, said confirmation coming into effect upon receipt by the Chapter Secretary of supporting votes by a majority of the Chapter Council. Motion approved

These minutes respectfully submitted 26 April 2011 by Gregory McColm

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance. There were ten members in attendance, including seven members of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum.

Minutes. Approved.

Treasurer’s Report. We are solvent.

Membership Report. We continue to enroll new members.

President’s Report. Discussion of developments in Tallahassee. Discussion of strategy.

Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.

Communications. Report on progress on the website.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on April 26, 2011.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Attendance. There were nine members in attendance, including seven members of the Chapter Council.

Announcements.

• Our new elected officers are Paul Terry (president), Sonia Wohlmuth (vice president), Greg McColm (secretary), and Art Shapiro (treasurer)/
• The Executive Committee (and Chief Negotiator Bob Welker) will meet monthly with Vice Provost Kofi Glover, in charge of Human Resources Management and Space Planning.
• New Acting and Nominated Committee Chairs: Jerry Notaro for the Political Committee and Mariam Manzur-Leiva for the Services Committee. Dr. Manzur-Leiva will be assisted by a Membership Consultant, Muslim Ali, through June.

Treasury. The Treasurer was absent, but we are solvent.

Minutes. Minutes for the March 25 meeting approved.

Faculty Senates. President Terry and Chief Negotiator Welker will attend Faculty Advisory Council meetings. There will be four liaisons to the for faculty senates:

• Cynthia Patterson for USF Polytechnic.
• Ross Alander for USF Sarasota/Manatee.
• Jerry Notaro for USF Saint Petersburg.
• Steve Permuth for USF Tampa.

Membership. USF experienced a net gain of 110 members during the last year, the greatest in the SUS system.

Grievances. Vice Provost Glover will be out of town April 8 ? June 20, so there will be a moratorium on non-emergency grievances; the clock will be stopped.

Communications. Discussion

• Motion made and seconded to suspend publication of UnCommon Sense for now. Funds to be applied towards developing a brochure for new employees of the Bargaining Unit. Motion approved.
• Motion made and seconded to grant the Executive Committee authority to spend up to $ 500 for a video to be posted, so that it’s URL may be distributed electronically. Motion approved.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on April 9, 2011.