UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida)

A professional organization of, by, and for the UF faculty and professional staff. We are a voice for higher education faculty at UF and statewide.

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

Hear ye, hear ye: https://t.co/UjsubFlFro

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

Today, we pause to honor all veterans and express our deepest gratitude for their selfless service and profound sacrifices in defense of our freedom. Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

How much do you know about the story behind Labor Day?

Before the long weekend begins, take a moment to learn how workers organized and fought for safer workplaces, the eight-hour workday, and other rights we have today.

📖 Read the story of Labor Day: https://t.co/G3ursIi06y

[United Faculty of Florida @UnitedFacultyFL]

Happy #LaborDay!

[United Faculty of Florida @UnitedFacultyFL]

"Robert Cassanello, the president of the UFF and a professor at the UCF, called the decision 'another example of overreach' by Gov. Ron DeSantis because the FL Legislature considered but then rejected bills banning undocumented students this spring."
https://t.co/xNrrDtz1XQ

[United Faculty of Florida @UnitedFacultyFL]

"Florida’s BOG to decide undocumented students’ future in public universities."
https://t.co/Vw4MdG9jEu

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

Public colleges tightened protest rules after the 2024 encampments. Now courts are weighing in. A judge halted FIU’s ban on indoor protests. Other challenges are coming in Texas and Indiana. The cases underscore the need to distinguish disruption from protected expression. https://t.co/zTgXVkSCWt

[Katie LaGrone @KatieLaGrone]

Encrypted emails, no bid contracts and 6-figure fees- inside @NewCollegeofFL ‘s outside PR network where political allies are getting the gig and taxpayers are picking up the tab. @tampabay28 @wptv @wtxlabc27 https://t.co/HmxjJgefjo

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

Welcome Social TODAY (Thursday 8/27 4-7, First Magnitude, Gainesville.

Where else can you take a crucial, fast step to legally maintain the right of UF faculty to unionize, get a free beverage, AND support a local bookstore?!

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

There’s a LOT of news and a LOT to organize this fall to maintain public faculty unions in FL. Come join/meet UFF-UF colleagues for a welcome-back drink and social 8/27 4-7pm at 1st Mag.

In solidarity, UFF-UF

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

Join us online Mon 8/25 at 5:30pm for an urgent Power Hour to lobby against the state Department of Education and the FL BOG policies to restrict Dreamers & other undocumented students from accessing higher education in Florida. For link & more, see UFF statewide email sent 8/19.

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

All FL SUS college & uni presidents sign on to what amounts to a Trump-McMahon DOE loyalty pledge.

UFF continues to fight for academic freedom, the right to collective bargaining, and institutional autonomy from political intimidation.

https://t.co/gYcG2qv3in

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

There’s a LOT of news and a LOT to organize this fall to maintain public faculty unions in FL. Come join/meet UFF-UF colleagues for a welcome-back drink and social 8/27 4-7pm at 1st Mag.

In solidarity, UFF-UF

[United Faculty of Florida @UnitedFacultyFL]

The Eleventh Circuit’s decision “squarely confirms what we all believe in Florida.”
- Dr. Cassanello, UFF President
https://t.co/VlmebQvkg1

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

A proposed grant making rule seeks wrest federal grant evaluation from independent peer reviewers and hand it to administration-appointed officials, clearing the path for more grant cancellations. Researchers and colleges across the country are scrambling to stop it. https://t.co/YmxDYJIN1t

[Karin Fischer @karinfischer]

Want to understand more about the biggest change to student-visa regulations in decades? Read more here: https://t.co/clXzUbRqky

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

Busted!

[McKenna Schueler @SheCarriesOn]

My latest roundup of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants so far this month, contracted by employers such as McCormick and Caesar's Palace to persuade their employees not to unionize (at rates of $275+/hour) https://t.co/2agf9VP0sh

[United Faculty of Florida @UnitedFacultyFL]

Dr. Robert Cassanello, UFF president, described the decision as a “huge victory for academic freedom in Florida.” 🎉 🎉 🎉
https://t.co/9Wrgl8SPvU

[United Faculty of Florida @UnitedFacultyFL]

The higher education provisions of the Florida "Stop W.O.K.E. Act" have been ruled unconstitutional!!!
https://t.co/9e7JL8D0Ej

[FLORIDA @UF]

The Florida Board of Governors has confirmed Dr. Stuart R. Bell as the 14th president of the University of Florida, effective immediately, completing a national search and ushering in a new chapter for one of the nation’s leading public universities. 🐊
https://t.co/Z21xEJE0Kh

[UFF-UF (United Faculty of FL-Univ. of Florida) @uff_uf]

Florida faculty (union members and non-members) who don’t vote during their public sector union election risk decertifying their entire campus union.

For a quick recap of the state’s latest scheme to end public sector unions, see below:

[McKenna Schueler @SheCarriesOn]

Public sector union members in Florida have overwhelmingly voted in favor of recertifying their unions. But voter turnout has often been low. Starting tomorrow, a new law (SB 1296) will mandate at least 50% turnout.

This will make it much more difficult for unions to survive🧵