Wings are on us! Come to Quality on Friday, Nov 3, 5-8pm for food, drinks, and camaraderie! There will be a vegetarian option. All specialized faculty are invited (members and nonmembers). Come and get to know your colleagues!
NTFC Stands with CFAC
NTFC Local #6546, the union representing full-time non-tenure track (NTT) faculty at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, stands in full solidarity with Columbia Faculty Union (CFAC), the union representing NTT faculty at Columbia College Chicago, as they fight to hold the line against austerity cuts about to be imposed by the Columbia College administration.
As has recently been reported, Columbia College leadership is proposing cutting class offerings made available to NTT faculty, increasing class sizes, and denying health benefits to these faculty, in efforts to ameliorate a budget deficit. What had originally been presented as “strategic” budgeting is now being described using terms like “crisis” in efforts to avoid negotiating with CFAC and to shift the burdens of this budgeting onto NTT faculty, who may be asked to “manage” large classes rather than teach within their expertise.
NTFC knows well the dangers of budgets that diminish quality instruction by increasing class sizes, overworking NTTs, and not allowing faculty to shape the education they know best. Both faculty and students suffer under such systems, as faculty working conditions are student learning conditions.
NTFC urges the administration of Columbia College to take seriously the concerns of its core NTT faculty and engage with CFAC in good faith, even in the trying budget situation the College finds itself in.
All Members’ Meeting & Other Updates!
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All Members’ Meeting!
Next week, stop by the Chemistry Library (Noyes room 124A) for our All Members’ Meeting! We’ll be there during two time slots on Wednesday, October 11: 12-2pm and 4-6pm. With our new contract negotiations coming up, this is a great time to get the latest information about our proposal. You can meet the bargaining team and give us your input!
Recap from Pride
Our volunteers at Pride got to talk with a lot of folks and raise awareness about our union and the upcoming contract negotiations! Access to gender affirming care is a key part of our proposal. We got to engage with the community and have some fruitful conversations.
Our Proposal
We’re excited to share more information about our proposal for the upcoming contract negotiations, and hear what members think! Here are a few items from our proposal:
- Course reductions for family occasions (childbirth, adoption, death in the family)
- Removing barriers to gender affirming care
- Free and convenient parking on campus
We hope to see you at the All Members’ Meeting, to hear more!
In Solidarity
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Pride 2023
NTFC pulled up at Pride last Saturday! We gave out cold drinks, stickers, and candy. We had some great conversations and enjoyed engaging with the community. Our proposal for our next contract includes access to gender affirming healthcare, a crucial issue for trans faculty!
Here’s the link to our facebook event.
Labor Day Parade
Join us at the Labor Day Parade & Picnic, on Monday, September 4! We’ll be gathering at the parade location between 9:30-9:45, near Rogers Supply Company at 350 N Walnut St in Champaign. Please note that many downtown streets will be closed by 9:00am, so plan accordingly!
Bring your bikes! Your wagons! Your strollers! Your rollerblades!
The parade begins at 10:00am. We’ll end up at Neil and Washington- an easy walk from West Side Park, our picnic location!
If you don’t want to walk in the parade, head over to the picnic! We’ll have snacks, beverages, and cornhole ready by about 10:00am on the NW corner of West Side Park (near the firefighter memorial).
After the parade, Champaign County’s AFL-CIO will provide games and bouncy castles for kids, as well as hot dogs and drinks for all. We hope to see you there!
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