USFFA USF Faculty AssociationWe are Shared Governance As the exclusive representative of the nonlaw school fulltime faculty and librarians at the University of San Francisco the USF Faculty Association American Federation of Teachers Local 4269 represents members for the purposes of collective bargaining ensuring economic and material wellbeing fostering and protecting the rights of the individual under the contract and promoting and preserving academic freedom. As a faculty governing body we advance the Jesuit educational tradition as embodied in the Universitys statement of Mission and Goals exercise substantial voice in the allocation of University resources and promote the educational and professional excellence of the University. Watch the video on USFtv Before the bargaining The history of USFFA. The founding president and treasurer of the USFFA discuss the organizations founding within the context of the universitys politics at the time.