DeKALB – Board of Trustees members began their meeting Monday by voting on Board of Trustee positions. Eric Wasowicz became the new chair of the board, and former chair Montel Gayles retained his seat on the board, as did Rita Athas and Dennis Barsema as vice chair and member respectively. SALE OF NURSING BUILDING The.
DeKALB – The union for tenured faculty hasve reached an agreement with NIU after over a year of negotiations, granting the union members pay increases and technology upgrades. The agreement was reached Friday and follows months of bargaining with the university since July 1, 2022, during which the tenured and tenure-track faculty were working without.
DeKALB – The union for tenured faculty and NIU will continue negotiating a new contract this week. The union has been working without a contract since July 1. On Friday, the unions will have its first negotiations back on campus since Dec. 15. The United Faculty Alliance (UFA) of the University Professionals of Illinois, Local.
DeKALB – The United Faculty Alliance (UFA) of the University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4100, the union representing tenured and tenure-track NIU faculty, addressed the Board of Trustees regarding their ongoing collective bargaining talks during the board’s meeting Thursday. The UFA’s previous collective bargaining agreement with NIU expired June 30. UFA members have been working.
DeKALB Dozens of faculty members gathered on Thursday in front of the Founders Memorial Library in their most recent rally for equitable income and better contracts from NIU. Organized by the United Faculty Alliance of Northern Illinois University (UPI Local 4100), the faculty members represented their union for tenured and tenure-track faculty at NIU..