Perhaps our gravest concerns, however, come from the stories of our union colleagues in SEIU and INA, who are currently considering strike votes over their working conditions. They began with the lack of transparency on a back-to-campus safety plan, and have only grown with the administration’s broad refusal to include union stakeholders in that planning process. Unfortunately, even with these changes, UICUF continues to have many concerns about the safety of on-campus work and learning. Ongoing Safety Concerns and Policy Disagreements $1m compensation pool for large asynchronous classes Mandated 80hrs unpaid prep time for online classes Top-down policy requiring synchronous or asynchronous formats, recording of classesįaculty “encouraged” but not required to conduct asynchronous classes, record class sessions Opt-out from traditional classroom instruction at faculty discretion (window is now closed) No opt out policy beyond pre-COVID ADA process - 300+ faculty expected to teach 10,000 students. We didn’t get everything we wanted, and much remains in policy-by-email form rather than signed agreements, but we hope you’ll agree that the following achievements would not have been possible without the collective actions of our members: Many unilateral administration policies on everything from how and where we teach, to whether faculty got paid for off-contract summer prep work, were overturned or altered when we raised our voices together to demand better. Email us at reach a union representative.Īs we prepare to resume classes next week, its important to recognize that our union, through the vocal support of our membership, DID make a difference in the shape of the coming fall term. UICUF Continues to Fight for Faculty: Whether you have individual or collective concerns, our union is ready to continue the work of representing you and making UIC an even SAFER place to work and learn.Safety Concerns Still Loom: As classes begin this fall UICUF remains deeply concerned about campus safety, and significant policy differences remain unresolved with Admin.
You Made a Difference: Despite ongoing issues, our actions as a united faculty dramatically reduced the number of people who will be on-campus and at risk this fall, won compensation for (some) faculty this summer, and secured faculty discretion in course delivery/recording.
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