We are United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS), a labor union affiliated with AFT and AFT-Wisconsin, local #223. We represent both faculty and academic staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Interested in joining UFAS? Learn more about us, attend an event, or join us today as work for a more equitable and just university for all.
The University of Wisconsin System including the University of Wisconsin–Madison is undergoing a Title and Total Compensation project (TTC), under which 1,800 distinct job titles across UW System campuses are being reevaluated, streamlined, and simplified.
The following email was sent to faculty and academic staff on August 9, 2021:
Colleagues,
Your union, United Faculty and Academic Staff, American Federation of Teachers Local 223, AFL-CIO, is hard at work around many issues this summer, including return to work, safety precautions around COVID, and the TTC project impacting workers across campus.
Please see below for opportunities to share your experiences and join us in our work!
At our Special Membership Meeting on Monday, June 14, UFAS general membership endorsed two important member-led documents:
As you might know, for the past month our Compensation and Benefits Committee has been working on the academic workers rights/job security campaign.
