Employee / Labor Relations

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.
 
Questions (813) 974-2970

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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* Pursuant to the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodation to participate 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.

Official Meeting Notice Attached

• 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)