Labor Relations - UFF (Full-Time Faculty)
Overview and History
Chapter 447 of the Florida Statutes authorizes public employees to collectively bargain over wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment. In 2010 in accordance with the statute, the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission ("PERC") certified the United Faculty of Florida - Seminole State College Chapter ("UFF-Seminole") as the exclusive bargaining representative for the Seminole State College ("SSC") full-time faculty.
The Law
The Union
UFF-Seminole was defined by PERC as follows:
Included: All full-time teaching faculty, librarians, counselors, professors/directors, and professor/program managers.
Excluded: President of the College; all administrative, professional, and career service positions; all department chairs; all temporary full-time faculty; and all part-time and adjunct faculty.