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"70 UF students and faculty members protested the UF Police Department’s 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement." www.alligator.org/article/2026...

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Facts! UF gaslighting faculty about this month’s raises.

“Raises like this one don’t just happen; they’re not a gift from the boss. They’re the direct result of years of tough fights and difficult, painstaking negotiations!” - @uffuf.bsky.social www.alligator.org/article/2026...

Five priorities for mending the UF administration’s broken relationship with faculty: @uffuf.bsky.social www.alligator.org/article/2026...

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ELECTION DAY is Nov. 3! linktr.ee/UFFVotes ⭐ #UFFVotes

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Regarding the banning of undocumented students from higher education in Florida (news coverage from 9/16)

"On a graduate assistant’s minimum salary, Jacobs said, employees are eligible for food stamps, earning just 1.2 times the Floridian poverty line." www.alligator.org/article/2026...

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"[UFF and Florida Education Association (FEA)] warned that locking students out of workforce training will stall regional economic growth and compound ongoing labor shortages in health care, teaching and essential skilled trades." latination.com/florida-rest...

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UT Austin Cuts Women’s and Gender Studies Courses From Core Curriculum https://bit.ly/4z0M3G7

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"We are investing in these young people K-12, and then we're kind of cutting them off..." - Dr. Robert Cassanello, UFF President bit.ly/3TxTsNV

"My students were also fearful, not just for me, but of their own safety and welfare." www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...

“It’s important that our incoming president recognizes the strength of UFF-UNF and the overwhelming support of our faculty union, which is near 60% membership density.” - Dr. Maria Atilano, UFF-UNF Vice President unfspinnaker.com/116724/lates...

The 2026 General Election is approaching, and with recent changes to vote-by-mail, it’s essential to stay informed. Your voice matters—plan how you’ll vote to make it count: https://bit.ly/45ramjA

In recent years, red state legislatures have often imposed higher ed overhauls, rather than university boards, administrators & faculty. It may be enlightening to hear from these lawmakers, like Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino, who pushed SB1. I spoke to him: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

"United Faculty of Florida President Robert Cassanello and @floridaea.bsky.social President @andrewspar.bsky.social publicly called on the Board of Governors to reject the ban on Thursday before the vote..." www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/board-o...

"The Board of Governors has lost sight of its responsibility to safeguard higher education for the common good." - Dr. Robert Cassanello, UFF President www.aol.com/articles/flo...

"The move follows a similar vote in June by the FL State Board of Education, which banned undocumented students from the state’s system of 28 colleges & adult education programs. FL had already eliminated in-state tuition for undocumented students last year..." www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

"What’s important... is that the courts have sided with our contracts, for those of us who have collective bargaining agreements... Professors and teachers in the classroom... have a right to extramural speech." - Dr. Cassanello, UFF President cbs12.com/news/cbs12-n...

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"If we refuse to admit undocumented students into our public education higher ed system, they may go elsewhere and they may take their talents elsewhere," Cassanello emphasized. www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2792827...

"[UFF and @floridaea.bsky.social] said they want state leaders to preserve admissions processes that are grounded in academic standards, peer review and shared governance." www.mysuncoast.com/2026/09/03/e...

"These are students who, again, came here when they may have been infants and have known only the United States of America." - @andrewspar.bsky.social, president of @floridaea.bsky.social www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/flor...

Proud 31 year member of UFF at USF. I was at a non union school before, after being denied tenure, learned my Chair commissioned someone to write a letter to the Dean trashing my research. Our union contract makes tenure procedures transparent, we can review & comment on evaluations at each step. 👊

Happy #LaborDay!

"Robert Cassanello, the president of the UFF and a professor at the UCF, called the decision 'another example of overreach' by Gov. Ron DeSantis because the FL Legislature considered but then rejected bills banning undocumented students this spring." www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/03/f...

"Gov. Ron DeSantis said in July that if a student is 'here illegally,' their spot should go to a 'Florida resident.' Dr. Casanello [UFF President] said that logic is 'absurd,' especially as college enrollment is declining nationally." www.tampabay.com/news/educati...