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The Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) is a quasi-judicial body that adjudicates labor and employment disputes between public employees (and job applicants) and governmental entities, including the state, counties, municipalities, school boards, and special taxing districts.

The Chronicle of Higher Education's Chronicle Data website features faculty and staff salary information for more than 4700 colleges and universities. 

Cost of Living scores and indexes are a way to compare the overall price of goods and services between different areas of the United States. 

The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) represents over 20,000 faculty members at all twelve Florida public universities, at fourteen state and community colleges, and at the private university, Saint Leo University. UFF is also the voice of 8000 graduate assistants at four universities. UFF represents in ALL HIGHER EDUCATION issues – academic freedom, bargaining for quality faculty salaries and benefits, and lobbying to advance, protect, and strengthen the university and college systems.

The Florida Education Association (FEA) is the state’s largest association of professional employees and the largest labor union in the Southeast, with more than 150,000 members. FEA is comprised of more than 100 local unions and service units from Pensacola to the Keys. FEA is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), and the Florida AFL-CIO.

The National Education Association (NEA) has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. We bring the expertise, drive, and dedication of 3 million educators and allies to advancing justice and excellence in public education.

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and today represents 1.7 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a democratic, voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working men and women.