In-unit means that a position/employee is covered under a collective bargaining agreement. Out-of-unit means that a position/employee is not covered under a collective bargaining agreement. These designations are based upon classification, administrative code, subdivision of the University, appointment status, and specific job duties of the position. It has nothing to do with whether the employee is a member of a collective bargaining unit.
The collective bargaining units (CBUs) which represent classes at FSU include:
- United Faculty of Florida (UFF), which represents selected faculty and A&P
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which represents selected USPS
- Police Benevolent Association (PBA), which represents Certified Law Enforcement classes
- Florida Nurses Associations (FNA), which represents Professional Health Care classes
The most recent UFF information can be found on the home page of the FSU chapter of UFF.
It is important to know whether employees are in-unit or out-of-unit, since that will determine what form of contract they require, certain rights which they may have, and what rules are used to determine their annual increases.
To determine whether a position or employee is considered in-unit or out-of-unit:
- First consult the Job Classification Specifications section of the FSU Human Resources web-site: www.hr.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page+Departreps_homepage. Select a pay plan type to view either USPS, A&P or Faculty job codes. Locate the correct Job Code and corresponding Job Code Description.
- Next find out if this Job Code belongs to a collective bargaining unit, consult the Employee Relations section of the FSU Human Resources web-site: www.hr.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page=EmployeeRelations_homepage. All Job Codes within specific collective bargaining units are listed under that collective bargaining heading.
If the job code is not found in any of these Collective Bargaining lists then it is considered out-of-unit, there's no need to check anything else. If the class is in-unit, however, proceed to the next step...
- If faculty, is there an administrative code assigned to the position?
Check the list of Administrative Codes, remember, '99' means "no administrative code".
If the admin code is out-of-unit, then the position is out-of-unit; there's no need to check anything else. If both class and admin code are in-unit, or if it's not faculty, proceed to the next step... (Although A&P classes may have administrative codes associated with them, the admin code does not affect the determination of unit status for A&P.)
(The following steps only apply to a few circumstances.)
- Is the position in a subdivision which is excluded?
The only excluded subdivisions at FSU are the College of Law and the College of Medicine--all Faculty and A&P in these two Colleges are out-of-unit. We report these to FBOE in separate categories. If the position is not in either Law or Medicine, then proceed to the next step...
- Is the position excluded because of managerial or confidential duties?
This is mainly applied to USPS positions. If the position description specifies that the position has either managerial or confidential duties, it will be considered out-of-unit. This determination is made by the Classification department in Human Resources.
- Is the position excluded based on appointment status?
This mainly applies to Faculty positions. The following appointment status codes will cause a position/incumbent to be considered out-of-unit, even if the class/admin code is in-unit:
- 'F' -- Adjunct
- 'H' -- Courtesy
If you've gotten through all these tests and nothing has caused the position to be out-of-unit, then it's in-unit. |
