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UChicago Faculty Forward
Bargaining Tracker

SEIU Local 73 - Spring 2024
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ArticleStatusLatest DraftDescription
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 Economic Proposals
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BenefitsIntroduced By Admin03-11-24 Management introducedClarifies that members who used to hold the title "Senior Lecturer" will remain in the Faculty Children's Scholarship Plan.
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Salary & Compensation (Raises)Introduced By Admin03-11-24 Management introducedWould allow workers making above the contract floor for their position to receive annual raises not less than 2 percent. Would also allow workers to receive annual raises higher than stipulated in article.
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Salary & Compensation (Irrel. Language)Introduced By Admin03-11-24 Management introducedDeletes "post-ratification" language from first contract that is no longer relevant.
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 Non-Economic Proposals
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Ground RulesTentative Agreement04-10-24 Tentative agreementProposes ground rules for our 2024 collective bargaining.
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CBA ExtensionTentative Agreement05-23-24 Tentative AgreementExtends contract through 9/30/24. Management agrees to implement TAs on team teaching and access to resources in the interim.
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Classification & Progression (Part Time)Tentative Agreement03-11-24 Tentative agreementStipulates University can appoint Lecturer 1Bs to two or three-year appointments.
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Classification and Progression (Early Review)Tentative Agreement04-02-24 Tentative agreementWould allow AIPs to go up for progression review before their sixth year, provided supervisor/chair and dean agree. If AIP is not progressed, the year following failed progression review would be terminal year of appointment.
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Courses (team teaching)Tentative Agreement04-10-24 Tentative agreementWould make it easier for union members to propose team-taught courses where there is a curricular need.
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Access to ResourcesTentative Agreement04-24-24 Tentative agreement
04-24-24 Tentative agreement		Expands access to equipment, GEMS, BuySite, and whoami.uchicago. Would grant members necessary status to submit projects to IRB. Addresses interruptions in access for L1Bs whose terms are non-consecutive, and extends time period of access to library, online resources, and email.
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Accessibility (new article)Tentative Agreement06-05-24 Tentative AgreementImproves access to accessibility resources for all members. Creates a standing management-union committee to discussing accessibility issues on an ongoing basis.
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Immigration statusCountered/Negotiating07-11-24 Management counteredWould make H-1B visa sponsorship by management for international workers the default. Allows union members to decide to opt into alternate visa (F1-OPT, J1). Management would bear costs of H-1B sponsorship.
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RecognitionCountered/Negotiating06-05-24 Union countered
04-18-24 Management countered 05-07-24 Management countered		Adds Writing Faculty United job titles to our recognition article and Earl S Johnson Instructors in the Social Sciences. Would also remove the carveout that precludes spousal hires in instructional faculty roles from union membership, and would remove prohibition on union members serving as "directors."
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Grievance and ArbitrationIntroduced By Admin03-11-24 Management introducedWould make management determinations in non-Title IX discrimination, retaliation, or harassment complaints brought by or about a Lecturer non-grievable.
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Non-Discrimination & Academic Freedom
(also effectively serves as a counter to the "grievance and arbitration" proposal introduced above)		Countered/Negotiating07-11-24 Management countered 06-11-24 Management counteredExpands protected categories enumerated under Article 7: Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-discrimination. Obligates management to protect workers from online harassment and imposes greater transparency. Improves academic freedom protections. (Effectively responds to "Grievance and Arbitration" proposal in line above.)
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Classification and Progression (Yr. 7)Rejected04-02-24 Management reintroducedWould make a seventh-year appointment for AIPs not being progressed after the sixth-year review contingent on "satisfactory performance." Union rejected 03-11-24 and again 04-02-24.
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Advising in MA ProgramsCountered/Negotiating05-07-24 Union counteredEstablishes more equitable advising loads in MA programs and recognizes precept thesis advising as course equivalents.
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Writing LecturersIntroduced By FF06-05-24 Union introducedDefines positions of the Writing Faculty United subunit. Protects the jobs of existing members in the event of restructuring. Ensures access to benefits and greater transparency in appointments.
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NotesUpcoming & Past Bargaining Dates
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Note: this tab will be updated at the *end* of any given bargaining session. The next tab ("All Proposals By Bargaining Date and Session") will be updated in real time, as bargaining is going along.

[3/17] In general, the edits shown in the proposals linked in this tracker are relative to the last version that crossed the table, i.e. edits shown in a Union proposal are relative to the previous University proposal. The copies of Tentative Agreements linked here are cleaned up; for the original versions that crossed the table and were signed, check the second page. A "rejected" means that last counter proposal made was rejected, not that article has been retracted. The second page of this spreadsheet contains the full history of every proposal that has crossed the table since the start of bargaining.		1: Monday, March 11 (Notes)
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2: Tuesday, March 19 (Notes)
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3: Tuesday, April 2 (Notes)
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4: Wednesday, April 10 (Notes)
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5: Thursday, April 18 - (Notes)
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6: Wednesday, April 24 (Notes)
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7: Tuesday, May 7 - (Notes)
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8: Thursday, May 23 -(Notes)
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9: Wednesday, June 5, 10-2 - (Notes)
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10: Tuesday, June 11, 10-2 - (Notes)
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11: Thursday, July 11, 10-2 - (Notes)
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12: Wednesday, July 17, 10-4 (Stuart 101)
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13: Wednesday, July 24, 10-2 (Stuart 101)
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14: Thursday, August 1, 10-2 (???)
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15: Thursday, August 8, 10-4 (???)
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16: Tuesday, August 20, 10-2 (???)
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Other resources
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Faculty Forward website... for information about the Union, how to get involved, and ongoing bargaining updates.
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Current CBA... to read our 2021-24 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Union email... to reach Union representatives with question, comments, and issues.
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SEIU union card... to become a full Faculty Forward/SEIU 73 member if you are not already!
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Other non-proposal documents
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