Academy for Academic Personnel Administration

Fall 2003

Round Table Report

 

1.  Institution Information

 

Name of Institution/System: University of Central Florida

 

Name of Individual Responding: Lin Huff-Corzine

 

Title of Individual Responding: Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

2a. Description of Faculty Bargaining Unit(s) – Size and Composition

 

The UCF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) has just over 1200 faculty who are eligible to participate. Membership fluctuates from about 11 to 14%.

 

Bargaining Agent: UFF

 

Date of First Contract:  1976 at the state level

 

Number of Succeeding Contracts:  8 - one every 3 years with salaries bargained each year.

 

 

3. Activity Report (e.g., status of current agreement or negotiations, details of last contract settlement, etc.):

 

Devolution from state level bargaining to university level bargaining has now occurred.

 

 

4. Special or noteworthy happenings (e.g., relevant arbitration or court decisions, organizing campaigns, labor agency decisions, etc.)

 

Bargaining at the university level officially begins September 22, 2003, so I’m sure I’ll have new news for the October meeting.

 

5.  Special happenings related to fiscal issues (e.g., salary reductions, health and dental insurance costs, reductions in force, early retirement programs, program consolidation or elimination, etc.):

 

The legislature has allocated salary increases, but as of January 7, 2003, the University’s Board of Trustees is the employer.