Community News

4/3/2025

Dear Colleagues,

3/31/2025

FSU Calendar March 31st to April 4th     

Wednesday, April 2nd 12:00-1:00PM FSU lunchtime in UDC 

Join colleagues on Wednesday to relax and enjoy time away from our offices. Pizza and cookies provided.

Contract Bargaining Session, Wednesday, April 2nd from 9:45AM to 11:45AM ISC 5-5300

Join your core bargaining team as an expanded team member. This week we are meeting in the ISC room 5-5300. 

Dear Faculty and Librarians,

3/24/2025

FSU Calendar March 24th to 28th       

FSU Elections: Voting opens 9AM March 24^th

Voting for your Vice President and members of the Executive Committee opens at 9AM today and concludes on March 31st. See below for ballot details.

Tuesday, March 25th 12:00-1:00PM FSU lunchtime conversations: They are coming for us – what are we going to do?

3/10/2025

FSU Calendar March 10th to 14th       

March 12th 12:00-1:00PM FSU lunchtime conversations: Collective Bargaining

Join colleagues on Wednesday, March 12th, 12.00-1.00 in the University Dining Club, CC 2nd floor to hear about bargaining and how our collective bargaining agreement covers such items as academic freedom, workload and financial benefits.

Contract Bargaining Session, Wednesday, March 12th from 9:45AM to 11:45AM 

3/6/2025

This week’s Point is written by Steve Striffler, a professor in Labor Studies.

The fact that universities are under a broad attack from the Trump administration is abundantly clear.  And, although the jury is still out, it is becoming impossible to ignore that university administrations are thus far unwilling to put up much of a fight.   Most are remaining eerily quiet, no doubt fearful that speaking out will put a target on their institution’s back.