Representing
Lake-Sumter Faculty
since 2018
The United Faculty of Florida - Lake-Sumter State College Chapter represents Professors, Librarians, Lecturers, and Instructors at LSSC.
The United Faculty of Florida - Lake-Sumter State College Chapter represents Professors, Librarians, Lecturers, and Instructors at LSSC.
If you are new to the college, welcome to the faculty! We encourage you to join us as we represent your interests as an educator and employee. There are multiple benefits of membership and you can sign up online right now. Reach out to one of our officers if you have any questions. We need you!
UFF-LSSC and the administration have agreed to a cost of living increase. The next step will be a ratification vote when we return to campus. The Board of Trustees will vote on the agreement at their next regular meeting.
UFF-LSSC officially has over 70% membership density. That number is one of the highest in the FEA local. We represent our members by continuing to have active participation by a substantial majority of them - year after year.
Chapter President - Matt Drum
Vice President - Alissa Sustarsic
Treasurer - Jeremy Norton
Secretary - Beth Terranova
The faculty voted overwhelmingly to unionize in October 2018 with a vote of 62-6. We began negotiating our first contract in April 2019, finishing that round with an expansive MOU in August 2022 which is now in force.
UFF-LSSC represents our faculty members in matters of compensation and working environment. Our goal is a fair and equitable collegiate workplace. We seek to advocate for the talented faculty of Lake-Sumter State College in making the best learning environment for our students.
From our first bargaining session, April 2019
We have been bargaining and gaining partial agreements with the administration for six years now, without a full collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Our efforts will continue in the fall. To access our current ratified MOU agreements, click on the link above.
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