Saturday, September 14th, join us for our Welcome Back Party at Hessel Park in Champaign from 4-7pm! We will be celebrating the beginning of the new academic year, our new contract, and the end of our organizing drive. Dinner and games will be provided. This will be a family friendly event.

In the frenzy of bargaining, we have failed to welcome our new Operations Coordinator, Nick Goodell to the NTFC family. Nick began working for us just as Bargaining began, and he has been a tremendous asset.

A little about Nick–

Nick Goodell is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois, where he studied history and philosophy. Locally, he is on the editorial collective of the Public i, the Board of Directors of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, and organizes with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. He is passionate about labor and working-class history, and has been involved in several local labor movements. He is very excited to be working for the NTFC and to be putting education first in the best way–collective organizing. 

Kind, quick, and forward-thinking, we are thrilled that Nick has joined us. We are a better, more effective union with him on our side.

Our members are about to have a ratification vote on the new contract proposal! We want to make sure that members have all of the information they need to be able to make their decision. On July 3rd and July 8th, from 12:30 to 4:30pm, there will be information sessions on the new Tentative Agreement at the NTFC Office. Some of our officers will be present to answer all of your questions and concerns about the new proposal at these times.

There are also several digital resources available that provide more information about the new TA. Our Treasurer and our Bargaining Team Chair created a video that dissects some of the most important parts of the new proposal. At the top of this page is also a graphic that gives an overview of how this proposal compares to our first contract.

If you would like to see the full contract proposal, please send us an email at ntfc6546@gmail.com with the subject line “View Full TA Request”. We cannot yet make the proposal public, so it is only available by request from our members at this time.

This is an important time for our union, and we want to make sure everyone feels comfortable moving forward with their voting decisions. If you have any concerns, again, please reach out to us!

Wednesday, June 19th, NTFC and its Allies are calling the office of Provost Andreas Cangellaris to demand a first-year 3% merit raise for our members. You can tell us if you are going to call by signing up for our Facebook Event!

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST PHONE: 217-333-6677

Because of a likely 1% increase in health insurance costs, and a definite 2% increase in cost of living, many NTFC members would effectively receive a pay cut without this first-year 3% merit salary increase.

Join us in calling the Provost and telling him our members deserve 3%!