RECOGNITION 2.1 Bargaining Unit. The UNF Board of Trustees (hereinafter Trustees) hereby recognizes the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) as the exclusive representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for all faculty members in the bargaining unit as defined in Commission Order No. 03E-103, Certification No. 1392, issued by the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission on May 2, 2003. A listing of the titles included in the General Faculty bargaining unit is attached as Appendix “A.” 2.2 Position Classifications. (a) Creation of a New Classification. Whenever the University Administration creates a new position classification, it shall designate that classification as being either within or outside the bargaining unit, and shall promptly notify the UFF. It is the expectation of the parties that new position classifications that primarily require instructional and research duties shall be included within the General Faculty bargaining unit. In the event the parties are unable to resolve the dispute informally, the UFF may seek resolution of the issue by filing a unit clarification petition with the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission. (b) Revision of a Position Classification. If the University Administration revises the specifications of an existing classification so that its bargaining unit designation is changed, the University Administration shall promptly notify the UFF of the revision. (c) Disputes Over General Classifications. If there is a dispute about the appropriate designation of any classification, the UFF shall promptly advise the University Administration of the dispute, and the parties shall discuss the matter in an effort to resolve the dispute. In the event the parties are unable to resolve the dispute informally, the UFF may seek resolution of the issue by filing a unit clarification petition with the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission. 2.3 Reclassification of In-Unit Faculty Member to a Non-Unit Classification. (a) Except in the case of a faculty member transferring to an academic administrative position (including Assistant or Associate Chair, Assistant or Associate Dean, Dean, Assistant or Associate Vice President, Vice President, or Provost), a faculty member shall be provided forty-five (45) days written notice of the University’s decision to reclassify his/her position to a classification that is not contained in the General Faculty bargaining unit. (b) The UFF shall be notified regarding this change at the same time the in-unit
interpretations/clarifications have been adopted within three (3) years preceding the deadline, the library faculty member may elect to be evaluated under the promotion criteria that existed prior to such addition or change. The election must be made not later than the deadline by which the library faculty member is required to notify his/her supervisor that he/she is a candidate for promotion. 21.5 Progress Toward Promotion. (a) Beginning with the second year of employment, a library faculty member may request in writing an appraisal regarding his/her progress toward promotion. (b) The appraisal shall be a separate component of the annual evaluation and is intended to provide assistance and counseling to the library faculty members to help them to achieve promotion. (c) The supervisor’s appraisal specify whether the library faculty member is making appropriate and satisfactory progress toward achieving promotion according to the department’s interpretations/clarifications of the University’s promotion criteria. The supervisor shall mention any deficiency in the library faculty member’s performance that the supervisor believes may adversely affect the library faculty member’s ability to achieve promotion. (d) If the appraisal identifies a deficiency in the library faculty member’s performance, the supervisor shall make timely relevant recommendation(s) for improvement. The Dean of the Library shall also review and approve the promotion appraisal. (e) The library faculty member may request, in writing, a meeting with an administrator at the next higher level to discuss concerns regarding the promotion appraisal that were not resolved in previous discussion with the evaluator. (f) The appraisals are not binding upon the University. 21.6 Initiation of the Promotion Process. (a) The Dean or designee shall be responsible for informing the library faculty members about their eligibility for promotion and the promotion time schedule well in advance of any deadlines. (b) The promotion process begins when the library faculty member provides the Dean of the Library written notification of candidacy (Library Promotion Application Form). (c) Candidates for promotion shall be provided a copy of the Library promotion procedures checklist and copies of the Library bylaws containing the Library departments’ interpretations/clarifications of the University promotion criteria for