Recent Bargaining Gains

Recent Bargaining Gains for Faculty Negotiated by UFF-UWF.

2020-2021

Expanded the Paid Parental Leave program so that faculty may now utilize the program twice in a faculty member’s career rather than just once as was previously stated in the CBA.
Introduced new voluntary mediation language in the grievance article.
Introduced a new third sabbatical option into the contract for a full-year (fall and spring semester) sabbatical, two semesters at 2/3rd pay
Permanently raised the age cap on phased retirement to 66 from 65
Memorandum of Understanding addressing impacts of COVID-19
Memorandum of Understanding temporarily expanding access to Phased Retirement
Memorandum of Understanding establishing the positions of Senior Lecturer, Senior Instructor, and Senior Research Associate with PERC

2019-2020

One-time $500 bonus.
Inversion base salary increases up to $6,000.
Cost-of-living increase in March 2020 equal to CPI-U, (1% min/ 2% max).
A 2-year pilot tuition scholarship program for faculty dependents that is modeled on a similar, negotiated pilot program at FSU.
An MOU stating that the university will petition PERC to establish the positions of Associate Clinical Professor and Clinical Professor.

2018-2019

One-time 5% bonus ($1,500 min/ $4,000 max).
Increased the Phased Retirement age cap from 63 to 65.
2% cost-of-living increase to base salary.
1% increase to Associate and Full Professors, Associate and University Librarians, Associate and Full Research Scholars/Scientists/Engineers, and Research Associates who previously received an Associate Professor, Associate University Librarian, Associate Research Scholar/Scientist/Engineer, or Research Associate promotion increase equal to or less than 9%.

2017-2018

One-time 5% bonus ($1,500 min/ $4,000 max).
2% cost-of-living increase to base salary.
2% increase to Associate and Full Professors, Associate and University Librarians, Associate and Full Research Scholars/Scientists/Engineers, and Research Associates who previously received an Associate Professor, Associate University Librarian, Associate Research Scholar/Scientist/Engineer, or Research Associate promotion increase equal to or less than 9%.
$1,000 increase on 8/8/18 to Instructors, Lecturers, and Research Associates who are eligible to participate in the multi-year contract program or have an existing multi-year contract and have at least three years experience as an in-unit Instructor, Lecturer, or Research Associate.

2016-2017

1.3% cost-of-living increase to base salary.
Increase of Associate Professor, Associate University Librarian, Associate Research Scholar/Scientist/Engineer, and Research Associate promotion from 9% to 13%.

2015 – 2016

2014 – 2015

One-time 1.9% bonus.
1.9% increase to base salary.
The development and implementation of a Sustained Performance Evaluation system that includes scheduled performance evaluation and increases up to $6,000 to base salary for library and tenured faculty.
A multi-year contract system for instructors, lecturers, and library faculty that includes increases of $1,000 to base salary for instructors and lecturers.
Same-sex domestic partner benefits for in-unit faculty.