Florida: Union Pushes USF On Domestic Partner Benefits

by E Wayne Ross on April 3, 2008

Tampa Tribune: Union Pushes USF On Domestic Partner Benefits

TAMPA – Even though budget cuts are aimed directly at their colleagues, faculty union leaders at the University of South Florida say they must pursue a benefit still under debate after two years: a domestic-partner health plan.

Union leaders say the university’s grim financial outlook is no reason to abandon work toward an employee benefit offered at a growing number of Florida schools. Progress, however, remains uncertain.