The United Faculty of Florida-UCF Podcast

Episode 2.2 Harry T. Moore Teacher, Union Leader, Activist

In this episode I spoke with Ben Green [https://myfloridahistory.org/authors/ben-green] about Harry T. Moore [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_T._Moore]. Green is the author of the biography of Moore titled Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore America's First Civil Rights Martyr [https://myfloridahistory.org/fhspress/publication/his-time-untold-story-harry-t-moore-americas-first-civil-rights-martyr]. During Moore’s time the state of Florida did not have teacher unions, more professional organizations but under his leadership the professional organizations operated as a union by suing the state of Florida to equalize pay between White and Black teachers and administrators. The school system that canceled the workshop on Florida and the civil rights movement was Osceola County not Miami-Dade [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-school-district-cancels-professors-civil-rights-lecture-critic-rcna13183].

Episode 2.1 State of the Union 2022 or Has It Been a Year Already?

Welcome to Season 2 of the UFF-UCF Podcast. This is the first episode of the second season and like the first episode of the first season this is the UFF-UCF State of the Union Speech given by Robert Cassanello, President of UFF-UCF, on Zoom on April 21, 2022. The speech is followed by a Q & A from a live audience.

Episode 12-Legislative Update or How Bad Was it from Horrendous to the Worst?

In this episode I spoke with Marshall Ogletree [https://floridaphoenix.com/blog/for-more-than-a-half-century-marshall-ogletree-has-fought-for-fl-educators/] the retired Executive Director of United Faculty of Florida. We spoke about the 2022 Florida Legislative Session and the various laws passed that will impact higher education.

Episode 11: Welcome to the UniverCity or Have Universities Become the New Factories?

In this episode of the UFF-UCF Podcast I spoke with Professor Davarian L. Baldwin [https://internet3.trincoll.edu/facProfiles/Default.aspx?fid=1361623], Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut. He recently published the book In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities [https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/davarian-l-baldwin/in-the-shadow-of-the-ivory-tower/9781568588919/]with Bold Type Books. We spoke about the impact of how local universities expand into downtown centers and how universities have transformed into what he has termed a UniverCity. Please join us for this important conversation.

Episode 10-Grievences or When Should I Read the CBA?

In this episode of the UFF-UCF Podcast we interview Claudia Schippert [https://philosophy.cah.ucf.edu/faculty-staff/profile/21] our Grievance Chair. As our Grievance Chair Claudia is the person in charge of contract enforcement. This means if your rights are violated at the workplace based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or our contract, Claudia and the Grievance team can represent you and address your concern. Listen to this episode to learn what a Grievance is and also visit our webpage [https://www.uffucf.org/grievances/] to learn more.