💛💛💛Can’t decide what to wear for the Oct. 18th #NoKings day of action? We say bring the YELLOW! It's a color that symbolizes unity! Together, we’ll peacefully and powerfully make it clear: In America, the people have the power, not dictators or kings. go.aft.org/nokings

“Today’s events demonstrate the power of collective organizing & action to defeat tyranny. “We hope that we serve as an example to the other public universities that received the ‘Compact’—the University of Texas, Austin, & the University of Arizona—giving them the courage & clarity not to buckle.”

Across the country, people are standing up to say: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Those in power are trying to divide us, silence us and put themselves above the law.

"Robert Cassanello, associate professor of history at University of Central Florida and president of UFF, says that as a new union president, he’s had to bridge the gap between the ideas of a 'bread and butter' or 'social activist' union." truthout.org/articles/har...

thedailytexan.com/2025/10/13/s... Do Not Sign!

Our executive committee, the only elected faculty body remaining at UT, urged the President and Board of Regents to reject Trump’s ultimatum. www.chronicle.com/article/dart...

BOOM! 💥💥💥 Brown REJECTS Trump’s loyalty oath! “I’m concerned the compact, by its nature & provisions, would restrict #academicfreedom & undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance, critically compromising our ability to fulfill our mission.” — Christina H. Paxson, Brown University President

Universities offered the Trump “Compact” — union rebels, unite. Complements of @aaup-penn.bsky.social

📢 VOTE Friday UFF-UF Bargaining & UF Board of Trustees reached this tentative agreement: ✦ 3.0% merit raise pool for higher ed faculty ✦ $145,466 raise pool for PK Yonge faculty 🗳 Vote Fri., Oct. 3: 📍 Higher Ed: Lib West (South patio), 11am–2pm 📍 PK Yonge: Elem Bldg 11am–12pm | Main Ofc 12pm–2pm

🍴 Solidarity at Plaza: Faculty Lunch ✊ Join us for lunch and conversation about faculty issues and building union power! 📅 Wed, Oct 1 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 Plaza of the Americas Bring your lunch or grab Krishna with us—let’s share a meal, connect, and organize together! 💬🌳

22 million people could see their health insurance premiums spike if Congress doesn’t extend the ACA’s tax credits. Workers are already struggling to make ends meet, and can’t afford this health care crisis. Tell Congress: stop health care price spikes! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Extreme politicians are pushing for devastating cuts to the science & research funding that saves lives, powers our economy, and secures our future. @pocan.house.gov's seen this playbook before in Wisconsin, & he's sounding the alarm. aft.org/HigherEdBene... @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social

Please boost our colleagues in Texas & share to your networks.

America is currently the world leader in cutting-edge medical and scientific research, and we want to keep it that way. Tell Congress: No cuts to federal science funding or student aid! #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @AFTHigherEd.bsky.social @AAUP.org actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...

UFF-UF stands with Texas A&M faculty and students in their expanding battle to defend academic freedom.

🚨 Look at how TX universities are aggressively conceding far more than their terrible laws and policies (laws that will not hold up in court) even require. Stop government censorship and overreach by random government officials into university courses.

Wishing everyone celebrating #RoshHashanah a year filled with joy, health, and meaningful new beginnings. 🌟

Manufactured Outrage Kills Academic Freedom…

“Violence is never the answer. Neither is silence nor apathy. The answer lies in unity: Let’s come together — not as left or right, not as union or non-union, but as neighbors, parents, workers and citizens — and fight for a better future for us all.” www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/21/c...

Well, well: Turns out no laws l govern race, sex & gender conversations in TX university classrooms despite what some trustees & the governor claim. Nor do federal executive orders apply to university classrooms. Yet a faculty member was fired despite no due process & no state policy violations.

UFF Members! A request from the statewide Higher Ed Takeover Action Campaign. Witnessing inaccurate interpretations of SB 266 by your admin or BOT? Potential sunshine violations? Additional FL statute or ethics violations? For next steps, help, & link, see UFF statewide’s 9/17 member email.

AAUP issues guidance to academic workers on using social media, updating digital “security” & getting advice & support if your academic employment is threatened. We are stronger together. Key advice: join your union. Academic freedom is not negotiable. www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...

We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of faculty, staff, students, and unions to protect free speech within the University of California system. The Trump-Vance admin's use of financial threats against academic institutions in an attempt to stifle views it opposes is both unconstitutional and illegal.

A coalition of higher ed unions jointly filed a lawsuit against the Trump admin for the threats to the University of California including @uaw4811.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @ucaft.bsky.social @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social @aaup.org @aft.org @uaw.org and CUCFA.

Why Fascists Fear Teachers.

Last call and TGIF! Join UFF UF this evening (Friday 9/5), 5-7 pm First Magnitude, Gainesville. First drink is on UFF-UF! Welcome to our new faculty —- and welcome back to the rest of us! Join us!

Today is a great day to join United Faculty of Florida! We are stronger together. myuff.org/join-uff/

✊Labor Day isn’t just a holiday—it’s a reminder. Weekends, the 40-hr week, child labor laws & more weren't given. They exist because workers & unions fought for them. 👉 Learn more about how workers changed America: https://bit.ly/47OS91O

This Labor Day, we're not just celebrating workers—we're fighting for our future. 🇺🇸✊ Find an event near you and join us this Labor Day weekend → go.aft.org/labordayaction #WorkersDeserve

Join us in celebrating the people who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. Únase en celebrar a la gente que trabajan en los campos para poner comida en nuestras mesas. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay

Happy Labor Day from UFF!

Welcome back, UF faculty! Members, please check your off-campus email for our 8/21 newsletter w/updates on: The state of our faculty and the state of our union The current state of collective bargaining Our response to UF’s return-to-office order Our 5 Sept. Welcome Social at First Magnitude 🍻🙋🏻‍♀️

Florida’s school grades are out. Some improvement, but the message is clear: our public schools need real investment. 📉 Florida ranks 50th in average teacher pay. 🧑‍🏫 Tests don’t teach — teachers do. Hear how low pay impacts them: feaweb.org/50inpay

UF chapter: A reminder to print & mail the “show of interest” card emailed to you (at yr off-campus email address) on 6/26. This is an important & helpful action. Mailing your card also preserves volunteer labor: we can focus on adding new faculty members & fighting on behalf of faculty. Thanks!

Today is a great day to join a union! myuff.org/join-uff/

Members! We & other UFF chapters just won recertification, defying PERC estimates 🙌 🚨 New action needed from ALL chapter members. 📧 Check yr @uff_uf email (6/26) & return your “show of interest card” for NEXT year’s union recertification. We will NOT let the state break our faculty unions!

Medicaid, SNAP, scientific research, DEI, access to higher education—so much of what we hold dear is under attack, and what can we do? Plenty. Here are nine actions you can take right now to fight back, protect education and help save democracy.

Public education funding shouldn't be used as a piggy bank for the wealthy. Visit go.aft.org/BigUglyBill and tell Congress to stop the cuts.

President of @uffuf.bsky.social, Dr. Meera Sitharam, is "in the process of trying to get impact bargaining for those people setting back the progression of their careers... this is a sort of unprecedented or an unexpected disruption of their careers.” prospect.org/education/20...

Penn is doing everything it can to get in the way of postdocs unionizing. I was a Penn postdoc; the university's claims that postdocs are "trainees" is disgusting. Penn is uniquely anti-union. Postdocs at other universities who have recently filed for an election are not experiencing this pushback

Far right ideology (as opposed to shared governance, evidence-based decision-making, a shared commitment to academic freedom) is having a GREAT day today in Florida. Here’s today’s OTHER breaking news out of #UF www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Urgent: UF faculty. Don’t let Tallahassee weaken our collective voice & right to unionize. You (faculty in qualifying units) were mailed 📬 a crucial ballot from Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) @ your home address. Look familiar? See below 👀 *This is not junk mail!* Scroll down 👇

Urgent: UF faculty. Don’t let Tallahassee weaken our collective voice & right to unionize. You (faculty in qualifying units) were mailed 📬 a crucial ballot from Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) @ your home address. Look familiar? See below 👀 *This is not junk mail!* Scroll down 👇

Press release: UFF statement in response to “Desantis-DOGE” initiative

FL Governor Ron DeSantis shuts down UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ dean search after a conservative troll account falsely identifies all four finalists as “commies.” #highered #academicfreedom @floridaea.bsky.social @unitedfacultyfl.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social

UFF-UF members: check your email for our latest newletter: -The important upcoming PERC recertification election, 4/30 to 5/28 -Guidance on FL DOGE info requests -Results of UFF-UF chapter leadership elections -Updates on union-related lawsuits, PTR, and CBA bargaining UFF-UF works for YOU!

UFF-UF STANDS UP FOR SCIENCE and stands in opposition to drastic CUTS to federal research grants & plans to slash the US Department of Education. High Noon, Wednesday 4/23, Plaza of the Americas. More info? [email protected]

AAC&U expresses strong support for the mission of @nehgov.bsky.social and for the fifty-six state and jurisdictional humanities councils that play such an important role in advancing that mission. Read the full statement: www.aacu.org/newsroom/sta... #NEHgov

🚨 “DeSantis Does DOGE” FL attempts higher ed AI data scrape & purge, asking for (see below) -every grant awarded to each FL uni/college -all “research published” by “staff” including preprints, public papers & research in academic repositories -list of every “non-instructional” job #highered

Sad day for academic freedom and civil rights. #usouthflorida