Employee / Labor Relations

USF/PBA (CBA 2023 - 2026)

Article 23, Wages

23.1  2023-2024 Market Adustment and Merit-Based Increase

 A.     Effective October 1, 2023, employees will receive a market adjustment increase in an amount up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) to their then current base salary.

B.     Effective October 1, 2023, eligible employees will also have their base salary increased (after taking into account the market adjustment increase set forth in Section 23. 1A) to the level set forth in pay grid attached as Appendix C, if necessary, based upon their time in place (calculated in completed months of service in the rank they hold on October 1, 2023).

C.    Effective October 1, 2023, eligible employees whose base salary on October 1, 2023 (after taking into account the market adjustment increase set for forth in Section 23.1A) exceeds the applicable level of the pay grid attached as Appendix C will receive an additional one and one-half percent (1.5%) increase to their base salary as such employees will not receive a pay grid increase.

The 2023/2024 market adjustment and merit-based increase set fort in Sections 23.1 A,B and C will be payable commencing the first pay period in October 2023.

USF/AFSCME (CBA 2023-2025)

Article 21, Wages

21.1 B.  Merit Increases. 

Wage increases in year 2023-2024 will be based on merit, to compensate employees who perform work that consistently meets or exceeds expectations for their positions as reflected in their annual performance evaluaitons. 

The University will provide a 2.5% increase to the base wage of each eligible employee if they meet the following criteria:

a.  Has been employed at USF in an established position on or before April 1, 2023, and is continuously employed in an established positon at the time the increase is implemented; and

b.  They do not have an overall rating of "Needs Improvement" or "Unsatisfactory" on their most recent performance evaluation of record; and

c.  They do not have an open Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

2.  The wage increases reflected in Article 21.1B will be effective on the first pay period following October 1, 2023 (effective date 10/13 - paid in 11/3/23 pay-cycle)

              Collective Bargaining Session

                     Between

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                University of south Florida

                   (USF) Board of Trustees

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                              West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association

                                               July 28, 2023, at 2:00 in SVC 2070

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The Bargaining Teams for the University of South Florida and SEIU are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement to extend the collective bargaining agreement, subject to the follwoing amendments:

Article 15, Wages

• Provides increases to each College's minimum salary per credit hour, as follows:
  • Beginning Fall 2023 semester: 5%
  • Beginning Fall 2024 semester: 3.5%

*Colleg of the Arts, beginning Fall 2023 semester: 5%

• For adjuncts paid on a per-student basis, the  minimum salary per student will be increased as follows:
  • Beginning Fall 2023 semester: $420 per student
  • Beginning Fall 2024 semester: $435 per student

Article 17, Duration

• The new CBA will be in effect upon ratification (June 13, 2023) through September 30, 2025.
• Renegotiations for a successor agreement shall begin no later than April 30, 2025.

The Bargaining teams for the University of South Florida and SEIU are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement to extend the collecitve bargaining agreement, subject to the following amendments:

Article 15, Wages

• Provides increases to each College's minimum slary per credit hour, as follows:
  • Beginning Fall 2023 semester: 5%
  • Beginning Fall 2024 semester: 3.5%

* College of the Arts, beginning Fall 2023 semester: 5%

• For adjuncts paid on a per-student basis, the minimum salary per student will be increased as follows:
  • Beginning Fall 2023 semester: $420 per student
  • Beginning Fall 2024 semester: $435 pers student

Article 17, Duration

• The new CBA will be in effect upon ratification through September 30, 2025.
• Renegotiations for a successor agreement shall begin no later than April 30, 2025.

The new CBA has been ratified by the in-unit employees and will be presented to the USF Board of Trustees for a vote on ratification. 

The new Agreement revises Article 21, the Wages Article, as well as Article 27, the Duration Article. The rest of the Agreement remains the same and there are no re-openers.

In summary, some changes for the new CBA are;

• Duration of the agreement, 3 years.

Wage increase adjustments:

• Tier 1 Wage Increase:
  • Upon ratification (3/7/2023): 3% increase to base wage of each eligible employee.
  • The employee must meet the following criteria:
    • Do not have an overall rating of “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory” on the most recent performance evaluation of record; and
    • Not on an open Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); and
    • Must be employed on an established position on or before April 1, 2022, and continuously employed through effective date of increase.
      
      
• Tier 2 Wage Increase:
  Upon ratification (3/7/2023): The University will provide a specific one-time targeted increase to the base wage of the specific bargaining unit employees, based on local market analysis.
• The employee must meet the following criteria:
  • They do not have an overall rating of "Needs Improvement" or "Unsatisfactory" on their most recent performance evaluation of record: and
  • They do not have an open Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); and
  • The employee must have been employed as USF in an established position on the date of ratification of the Agreement by the Board of Trustees and at the time the base increase is implemented.
    
    
• Year 2023/2024: 2.5% increase to base wage of each eligible employee.
• The employee must meet the following criteria:
  • Has been employee at USF in an established position on or before April 1, 2023, and is continuously employed in an established position at the time the increase is implemented; and
  • They do not have an overall rating of "Needs Improvement" or "Unsatisfactory" on their most recent performance evaluation record; and
  • They do not have an open Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
• Year 2024/2025: 2.5% increase to base wage of each eligible employee
• The employee must meet the following criteria:
  • Has been employee at USF in an established position on or before April 1, 2024, and is continuously employed in an established position at the time the increase is implemented; and
  • They do not have an overall rating of "Needs Improvement" or "Unsatisfactory" on their most recent performance evaluation record; and
  • They do not have an open Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) ▪
    • Eligible employees appointed to less than full time will receive a prorated amount based on their FTE.

Meeting will be held in HR Training Room SVC 2070 at 2:00pm / Also available on Teams, March 24, 2023 at 2:00pm.

Official Notice Attached

Collective Bargaining Session Between
Designated representatives on behalf of the University of South Florida
(USF) Board of Trustees and
West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA)
 
Location: SVC  2070
 
Time and Date: 10am on 02/15/2023
 
* Pursuant to the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodation toparticipate in this meeting is asked to advise Human Resources at least 48 hours before the meeting. To request accommodation, email employee-relations@usf.edu

Open to the Public
 
Public notice of this meeting has been provided pursuant to section 447.605(1) and section 286.11 Florida Statutes.
 
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Official Meeting Notice Attached

The bargaining teams for the University of South Florida and AFSCME are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new 3-year Staff collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

The new CBA:

• provides pay increases to in-unit staff for three consecutive years, beginning with a 3% base wage increase to all in-unit staff who meet the agreed-upon eligibility criteria as set forth in the agreement the first year, and a 2.5% base wage increase to all in-unit staff who meet the agreed-upon criteria as set forth in the agreement in the two subsequent years.
• Provides in Year 1 a one-time targeted increase to the base wage of those bargaining unit employees identified by the University in a local market analysis as eligible for a one-time competitive market adjustment.
• Year 1 increases will be effective upon ratification by the Board of Trustees and increases for Years 2 and 3 will be effective on October 1, 2023 and October 1, 2024, respectively.

These increases are in addition to the previously announced and implemented (1) increased minimum wage to $15 an hour, and (2) expanded tuition waiver program that will allow employees to transfer their own unused tuition waivers to their spouses, partners, or dependent children for the purpose of enrolling in eligible undergraduate courses.

The parties will present the new CBA to the in-unit employees and the USF Board of Trustees for a vote on ratification. Both teams strongly recommend the new CBA to their constituents.

 February 1st at 10am

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• Understanding In-Unit vs. Out-of-Unit Unions and Collective Bargaining at USF
• Frequently Asked Questions about Labor Relations and Employees at USF
• Administration and Staff jobs by title, with in-unit status indicated
• Faculty in-unit positions (from UFF Collective Bargaining Agreement Appendix A)
• Staff in-unit positions (from AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement Appendix A)