A Note on Financial Agreements:

This TA includes a 2% increase to our minimum stipends, a $200 (0.5 FTE)/$100 (<0.5 FTE) one-time bonus, and an increase in our health insurance subsidies to $3,000 of the premium.

We want to be clear: we do not consider these financial offers from the University to be acceptable as a long-term solution.

We tentatively agreed to these financial terms only to allow the remainder of the contract to proceed to ratification. This agreement should not be interpreted as satisfaction with the current stipend proposal.

For this reason, we wrote a mandatory reopener for our financial benefits into the TA’d CBA so that we can return to the bargaining table ASAP to continue fighting for fair pay, better benefits, and stronger guarantees for our tuition waivers and fee relief. This means that bargaining for financial articles like stipends, bonuses, health insurance subsidies, tuition waivers, and fee relief will resume no later than April 1, 2026.

What Happens Next:

Before the contract can take effect, it must be ratified by the bargaining unit. The bargaining unit includes any GA, TA, or RA at USF with a current contract under job codes 9181, 9182, 9183, 9184, 9185, or 9550.

Voting will be conducted by secret ballot and held in person at the following times and locations. Please bring one form of ID to verify bargaining unit eligibility.

• Monday, March 2 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

  • PNM 110 – USF St. Petersburg

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• Tuesday, March 3 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

  • CPR 344 – USF Tampa

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• Wednesday, March 4 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

  • MHA 126D – USF Tampa

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Ballots will be counted at a public meeting open to all bargaining unit members at 1:00 PM on Thursday, March 5 in SOC 131 (USF Tampa). The count will be accessible both in person and virtually. If a majority of GAs vote to ratify the CBA, the agreement will be presented to the USF Board of Trustees on March 10 for their approval. The new CBA will take effect upon Board approval.
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