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Collective Bargaining

Chapter 447, Florida Statutes, provides for collective bargaining by public employees. University police employees are currently represented by the Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). In-unit faculty members are represented by the United Faculty of Florida (UFF).

Bargaining Agreements

The links below contain the labor agreements between the University and the applicable unions representing various University employees:

UNF-BOT Team

The following individuals have been appointed to represent the University of North Florida Board of Trustees (UNF-BOT) during collective bargaining negotiations with the United Faculty of Florida (UFF):

Chief Negotiator: Michael Mattimore, Managing Partner, Allen Norton & Blue

Negotiation Team:

  • Scott Bennett, Vice President Administration & Finance

  • John Kantner, Senior Associate Provost
  • William (Chip) Klostermeyer, Dean / Professor, College of Computing, Engineering & Construction
  • Rosemary Ponce Ferguson, Director Employee & Labor Relations
  • Madeline Lee, Employee & Labor Relations Coordinator
  • Greg Wurtz, Professor / Chair, Physics
  • Julien Carter, Assistant Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer
  • Justin Sorrell, Senior Associate General Counsel
  • Karen Stone, Vice President & General Counsel
  • Andrea Jones, Vice President Marketing & Communications
  • Mary Palka, Director of Strategic Communications, Marketing & Communications