Credentials and Elections Committee
Notice of the 2025 UFF Elections
Call for Nominations
The Credentials and Elections Committee of the United Faculty of Florida is seeking nominations for the election of the statewide positions of the UFF Steering Committee and the delegates to our national governing bodies. These positions carry a two-year term that begins on July 1, 2025, and ends on June 30, 2027.
Any active member[i] who has no pending dues deficiencies may nominate themselves or another active member for these positions. Nominations must be submitted using the nomination form and are due by 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. Your submission timestamp shall be evidence of meeting or missing this deadline. You must include your name and chapter with your nomination, as well as the name(s) and position(s) for each active member you are nominating.
Nominations are open for positions on the UFF Steering Committee:
An active member elected to be on UFF’s Steering Committee is expected to fulfill the leadership role to which they are elected and attend monthly Steering Committee meetings to carry out the business of UFF between UFF Senate meetings (Senate usually meets in September and February of each academic year). If elected, service on the UFF Steering Committee will begin on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2027.
President (P)
First Vice-President (FVP)
Vice President of the College Bargaining Council (VP-CBC)
Vice President of the Graduate Assistants United Bargaining Council (VP-GAU BC)
Vice President of the Independent College Bargaining Council (VP-ICBC)
Vice President of the State University System Bargaining Council (VP-SUS BC)
Chair of the statewide Government Relations Committee
Chair of the statewide Leadership, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (LEID) Committee
Chair of the statewide Membership Committee
Three (3) UFF Representatives to the Florida Education Association (FEA) Governance Board
Nominations are open for UFF delegates to the National Education Association (NEA):[ii] [UFF has been allocated thirty-three (33) delegates.] An active member elected to serve as a UFF delegate to the NEA is expected to attend the NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly (NEA RA) in Portland, OR, July 2-6, 2025, and in Denver, CO, July 3-7, 2026. If elected, service as a UFF delegate to the NEA RA will begin on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2027. Travel funds for UFF delegates attending national affiliates’ governing convenings will be covered in accordance with the UFF Travel Reimbursement Policy.
Nominations are open for UFF delegates to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT):[iii] [UFF has been allocated ninety-four (94) delegates.] An active member elected to serve as a UFF delegate to AFT is expected to attend the AFT Biennial Convention, July 16-19, 2026, in Washington, D.C. If elected, service as a UFF delegate to the AFT will begin on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2027. Travel funds for UFF delegates attending national affiliates’ governing convenings will be covered in accordance with the UFF Travel Reimbursement Policy.
All nominations must be submitted using nomination form and are due by 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. Your submission timestamp shall be evidence of meeting or missing this deadline.
If you have any questions, please email the Committee: [email protected]
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[i]UFF CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Faculty, professional employees, employed graduate students, and staff in the public and private colleges and universities of the State of Florida, who are members of a UFF bargaining unit, shall be eligible for active membership in UFF except as otherwise provided in this Constitution and Bylaws. The right to vote and to hold elected office shall be limited to active members except as otherwise provided in the Constitution and Bylaws.
Section 4. At-large membership shall be open to any person who is employed in higher education in Florida but who is not a member of a UFF collective bargaining unit. At-large members shall be eligible for all the benefits of membership, excluding holding elected office.
Section 5. Members who retire and who wish to retain their affiliation shall be eligible for retiree membership. Retiree members shall be eligible for all the benefits of membership, excluding holding elected office.
[ii]About the NEA: The National Education Association is the nation’s largest professional employee organization and is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA’s 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. About the NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly (NEA-RA): The RA is the largest democratic deliberative assembly in the world and adheres to Roberts Rules of Order. The RA adopts the strategic plan and budget, resolutions, the Legislative Program, and other policies of the NEA. NEA RA Delegates vote on proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws and elect the executive officers, Executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors. The RA consists of approximately 6,000 delegates representing state and local affiliates, student members, retired members, and other segments of the united education profession. Additional considerations: According the NEA Bylaws, Section 3-1(g): It is the policy of the Association to achieve ethnic-minority delegate representation at least equal to the proportion of identified ethnic-minority populations within the state. The current ethnic-minority categories available to delegates are: Hispanic, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Asian.
[iii]About the AFT: The American Federation of Teachers is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO and was founded in 1916. Today it represents 1.7 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide. There are five divisions within the AFT that represent the broad spectrum of AFT’s membership: pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel (PSRP); higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. In addition, the AFT represents approximately 80,000 early childhood educators and nearly 250,000 retiree members. The AFT holds a convention every two years, in even-numbered years. At its Biennial Convention, about 3,000 delegates debate and vote on resolutions and elect national officers.