NTFC Local 6546 AFT / IFT

Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition, University of Illinois

Stewards Council Election Results

 

An election of Stewards was held Apr 3-7, 2017.

Congratulations to the newly elected Stewards! Thank you for representing us.

Stewards of NTFC Local 6546

LAS
  • Dennis Dullea
  • Mike Odom
  • John Rubins
  • Dan Kelly
  • Dan Steward
  • Ken Chapman
  • David Kell
  • Theo Malekin
  • Susan Liepert (interim appt.)
AHS
  • David Gooler
Education
  • Michele Crockett
Engineering
  • Juan Alvarez
Independent Colleges and Units
  • Stephen Ashby
  • Stephanie Fortado
  • Dave Dubin

Stewards Council Meetings

 The Stewards Council met on  4/4/17 to discuss the following agenda:
  • Hiring of office staff
  • Plan upcoming events (End-of-Semester Work-In 5/4; Anniversary party 5/5)
  • Organizing and recruitment strategies (both now and for next Fall)

The Stewards Council will meet again on April 28th.  They will discuss any member suggestions at that time.

You Are Invited to Submit Agenda Topics

If you wish to submit a topic for the Stewards Council meetings, send email via our Contact Form, or speak to a Steward in your department directly.

 

Weekly Update – Apr 14, 2017

By Shawn Gilmore, NTFC President :: Apr 14, 2017 :: Colleagues —

Lovely weather and only a few weeks left in the semester means that NTFC Local #6546 is wrapping up some of its business.
Our Stewards Council elections have concluded and the Council will be meeting in an official capacity from now on, serving as the representative voice of the membership.
Next week, we have our annual officer elections, meaning that in May, a new set of officers will form our Executive Council. I look forward to introducing them here.
Our unionized tenure-track colleagues at the University of Illinois, Springfield will have some big news in the near future and will need our attention and support as their contract negotiations drag on. Follow them here, and keep an eye on their progress at their facebook page.
On Thursday, April 27, UPI and IFT are hosting a “Teach Out” with faculty and students from all corners of the state converging on Springfield. I’ve attached a variety of materials for those interested, including an IFT Executive Board resolution in support of the event. Buses will be leaving from a number of locations, including one from UIUC, departing from the Armory, between 4th and 5th at 8:30 am on April 27th. Anyone (NTFC, CFA, GEO, undergrads, etc.) who wants to go can sign up at: http://iftweb.ift-aft.org/4100/calendar/april-27th-teach-out. The deadline for signing up for seats is soon. Below the fold is a letter penned by John Miller, President of UPI.
Finally, mark your calendars our end-of-semester activities. We will hold our Work-In at the Illini Union on Reading Day (5/4). And the next we’ll celebrate the one-year anniversary of signing our first collective bargaining agreement with a potluck (5/5). Both are to open to all friends of the union.
Later on today, our regulars will be out for our weekly Happy Hour today, at or around 5pm, at our normal location, Quality Bar, in downtown Champaign. Come on out if you’re local to celebrate the end of the week!
In solidarity,

Shawn Gilmore
President, NTFC Local #6546

Weekly Update – Apr 7, 2017

By Shawn Gilmore, NTFC President :: Apr 7, 2017 :: Colleagues —

​ Spring is nearly here, and a few things ongoing for NTFC Local #6546.

This week, we were proud to co-sponsor an event with State Representative Carol Ammons, featuring Ralph Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Responsibility. Thanks to those who were able to come out, and for the excellent questions and thinking on display about what we can do.
In addition, we met with the UIUC administration for our Spring labor-management meeting, primarily to discuss contract implementation, the March campus salary program (which has resulted in raises for the majority of our bargaining unit), various policy changes, and the potential impact on members of our unit by changes at the federal level around H-1B visa applications.
We are moving forward with out Stewards Council elections, which close today, meaning that our first full (non-provisional) Stewards Council will meet next week! Some of the first items on their agenda will be to consider our plans to hire a staff member in the near future, fill gaps in the Council, and work out how we’ll handle endorsements and positions that the union will take.

Later on today, our regulars will be out for our weekly Happy Hour today, at or around 5pm, at our normal location, Quality Bar, in downtown Champaign. Come on out if you’re local to celebrate the end of the week!

In solidarity

Weekly Update

By Shawn Gilmore, NTFC President :: Mar 24, 2017 :: Colleagues —

A brief update from NTFC Local #6546. Most of our members are on a much-deserved Spring Break this week, but we have been up to a couple of things I’d like to highlight here:
NTFC has is co-sponsoring–along with GEO and CFA–an event hosted by State Representative Carol Ammons, with Ralph Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (link). I’m attaching a flier–feel free to circulate to any interested parties. Second, we are looking to coordinate with UPI 4100 (which the UIS faculty union is part of) on their April 27 “Teach Out” event. There will be more on this to come, but I wanted to highlight it now.
Next week, we’re swinging back into action, prepping for our Spring labor-management meeting (LMM) with UIUC’s administration, getting both our Stewards Council and officer elections going, and prepping for our end-of-semester activities, including a celebration of the one-year anniversary of our first contract.
Though turnout might be light, some of our regulars will be out for our weekly Happy Hour today, at or around 5pm, at our normal location, Quality Bar, in downtown Champaign. Come on out if you’re local to celebrate the end of the week!
In solidarity

Weekly Update

By Shawn Gilmore, NTFC President :: Mar 17, 2017 :: Colleagues —

Spring Break is upon us at UIUC, starting tomorrow, and many of us certainly can use it. NTFC Local #6546 still has a lot on its plate.

This week, we hosted leaders from UICUF and UISUF, the faculty unions at UI Chicago and UI Springfield, respectively. They were down to join us for a silent protest at the Board of Trustees meeting (photo) in support of UISUF’s bargaining, which faces many of the same problems that we faced around this time last year. We then met to plan some next steps for UISUF and our broader UI coalition–many of which you should hear about soon.
Also this week, a bill NTFC has endorsed, the IL Student ACCESS bill passed out of the Higher Ed Subcommittee (link), which means undocumented students in Illinois are closer to having access to higher education in Illinois.
In terms of our organizing and internal structures, we have open nomination periods for both our Stewards Council (until the end of March) and elected officers (until early April). Nominations can be sent to ntfc6546@gmail.com. These two elections will mean that near the end of the semester, now leadership will be in various roles and some of our prominent activists may have new responsibilities. An exciting time!
Finally, our communications team now releases periodic news letters, and the March edition has just come out: link. Check it out for member profiles, details on our various activities, and updates.
We have a number of events coming up in April, including an event with Ralph Martire, Executive Director of Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, hosted by State Representative Carol Ammons, which we are co-sponsoring. It will be on-campus on April 3 at 5pm (link) and is also co-sponsored by CFA and GEO. Later in month, we’ll be coordinating with a state-wide event hosted by UPI, a “teach out” which will bring students to Springfield to demonstrate the impact of the state’s problematic higher ed funding–ours will be a solidarity effort in support. And we have a couple of other events in the works that will hopefully be announced soon.
In solidarity

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