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In this episode I spoke with the historian Jody Noll from Georgia State University. We spoke about the 1968 Florida Teacher’s Strike which resulted in bargaining rights for teachers not only K-12 but college and university. You can see his online digital exhibit on the strike here.

In this episode I spoke with Ben Green about 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. 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.

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.

In this episode I spoke with Marshall Ogletree 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.

In this episode of the UFF-UCF Podcast I spoke with Professor Davarian L. Baldwin, 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 Citieswith 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.

In this episode of the UFF-UCF Podcast we interview Claudia Schippert 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 to learn more.