Article 13 of the CBA covers leaves. UF's current bargaining position on each subsection:

• Bereavement (13.1) — tentatively agreed at five days regardless of distance, usable non-consecutively within a 90-day window. UF is holding strong on retaining the existing extended-family and kinship language in the contract; the District's counter-proposal stripped that recognition.
• Personal and professional unpaid leave (13.7) — UF is defending against a District proposal that would (a) add a third approval layer requiring chancellor or HR designee sign-off on top of dean and campus president, (b) lower the denial threshold from "serious threat to a department or program" to merely "a threat," (c) strip the existing appeals process, and (d) impose a multi-year reapplication lockout. UF's position: no years where you cannot reapply.

For the most recent state of negotiations on leaves, see the Bargaining Update on the Home page or in the News & Events archive.