UPDATE: Non-tenure Track Faculty Ratify First-Ever Contract
UPDATE Non-tenure track faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana campus voted Thursday to ratify their first-ever contract.
UI Urbana Non-Tenured Faculty Hold 2nd Strike As Bargaining Continues
Non-tenure track faculty have launched another strike at the University of Illinois Urbana campus, that could last up to five days. Meanwhile, federally mediated contract talks with the university administration were scheduled to resume Thursday morning.
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Launch Two-Day Strike At U Of I
Members of the union representing non-tenure-track faculty at the University of Illinois went on strike Tuesday morning, launching a two-day work stoppage. In a mass e-mail, administrators questioned the goals of the strike, saying tentative agreements have been reached in 14 areas, including several "key items." But Union President Shawn Gilmore called those areas "small."
Union For UI Non-Tenured Faculty Schedule Strike Authorization Vote
Frustrated by what they see as a lack of progress in contract negotiations, the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition will hold a strike authorization vote for its members at the University of Illinois Urbana campus next week.
