4.29.22

Dear Students and Colleagues:

Today, the UIS administration and faculty union bargaining teams had our 13th bargaining session of the calendar year—our 10th session with the independent federal mediator.   

The parties worked well into this evening and plan to reconvene tomorrow, Saturday, April 30.

4.27.22

Dear Students and Colleagues:

4.25.22

Dear Students and Colleagues:

Today, the UIS administration and faculty union bargaining teams had our 11th bargaining session of the calendar year—our eighth session with the independent federal mediator.

The university has responded on all outstanding items and is awaiting responses from the union, including a response on the compensation component of the proposal sent April 21.

4.22.22

Dear Students and Colleagues:

I apologize for sending this email so late on a Friday night; however, I thought it was important that I inform you of our latest efforts to reach a contract agreement with the faculty union. 

Beginning Friday afternoon and extending well into the evening, the UIS administration and faculty union bargaining teams had our 10th bargaining session of the calendar year—our seventh session with the independent federal mediator. 

4.21.22

Dear Students and Colleagues:

The University has learned that the UIS United Faculty has formally filed a Notice of Intent to Strike with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, as they indicated they would do yesterday when announcing their strike-authorization vote. While this action means that the union can opt to strike any time after a 10-day waiting period, which we believe to be no sooner than May 2, it does not mean that a strike will occur.