United Faculty of Florida (UFF) is the organization
for higher education faculty and professionals in Florida.
In our profession, there are many things we can accomplish as
individuals: completing advanced degrees, writing lectures,
teaching courses, advising students, doing research, writing
scholarly articles and books. United Faculty of Florida (UFF) is the organization
for higher education faculty and professionals in Florida.
But there are others we cannot accomplish alone: such as working to improve state
funding for increased faculty salaries and benefits, working to improve the faculty's role in
decision-making on campus, assisting in negotiation of collective bargaining contracts for over
18,000 professionals, protecting academic freedom and tenure, defending faculty rights,
influencing the formulation of policy by the governing boards, working for legislation to
improve the quality of education in our colleges and universities, and advancing academic
excellence. Class load, equipment, salaries, professional advancement, instructional
resources---ultimately every decision that affects higher education faculty is either a
bargaining issue or a political decision and involves UFF.
In the political arena, UFF and its affiliates advocate the interests of all UFF
constituents before the Florida Legislature and education agencies.
On campus, collective bargaining contracts negotiated through UFF strengthen
administrative accountability and promote educational quality.
Nationally, UFF members are involved in a network of fellow professionals and
share in numerous professional development opportunities.
UFF chapters represent faculty and professionals at all eleven State Universities:
UFF chapters represent faculty and professionals at eleven colleges:
UFF chapters represent faculty and professionals at three Independent University:
UFF chapters represent graduate assistants at three State Universities:
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