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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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ALL TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS CAN BE FOUND HERE​
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Salary & Compensation (PPA, IP, L2, L1)Tentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementSets salary ranges, based on inflation and comparison with peer institutions.
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Salary & Compensation (Teaching Fellows)Tentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementSets salaries for Teaching Fellows.
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Writing InstructorsTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementDefines positions of the Writing Faculty United subunit. Guarantees final round interviews for new IP positions for current members who meet minimum qualifications in the event of restruction, provisions for staff hiring, 6-months severance if position is eliminated, and gives union two seats on advisory board guiding transition to new writing model. Ensures access to benefits and greater transparency in appointments. Sets compensation for these positions.
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BenefitsTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementPushes for parity with tenure-line faculty, making full-time Lecturers eligible for the Diverse Learners Benefit and the Dependent Children's Tuition Benefit. Establishes a childcare stipend for all Track B Lecturers of $4,000 per family.
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Professional DevelopmentTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementProvides a minimum of $2,500 annually for full-time members and $1,700 for L2s and writing instructors. Establishes paid PD leave after six years for IPs. Allows for a one-course reduction after three years to design new courses/create new course materials that couldn't happen otherwise.
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WorkloadTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementDefines "high-contact" courses and provides for course release or additional pay in such cases. Limits extra duties assigned to members with heavy teaching loads.
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Advising in MA ProgramsTentative Agreement10-29-24 Tentative agreementEstablishes more equitable advising loads in MA programs and commits to maintaining reasonable caps on precept sizes. Provides mechanisms for addressing overload (increased compensation or reduction in duties). Compensates MA IPs for summer teaching labor.
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PPA LeaveTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementMakes Professors of Practice in the Arts with two quarters of non-residential leave after every three years of consecutive residential service. Also provides mechanisms for extending this to a full year. Aims to provide PPAs with leave necessary to maintain their required artistic production.
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Biological Sciences MOUTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementSets pay ranges for BSCD IPs.
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Salary & Compensation (Irrel. Language)Tentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementDeletes "post-ratification" language from first contract that is no longer relevant.
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BenefitsRetracted03-11-24 Management introducedClarifies that members who used to hold the title "Senior Lecturer" will remain in the Faculty Children's Scholarship Plan. Moot under terms of new CBA.
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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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 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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Non-Discrimination & Academic Freedom
(also effectively serves as a counter to the "grievance and arbitration" proposal introduced above)		Tentative Agreement07-17-24 Tentative agreement 08-20-24 Tentative agreementExpands 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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Low-enrollment languages MOUTentative Agreement10-21-24 Tentative agreementReduces number of courses instructors teaching low-enrollment language courses can be asked to teach.
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Immigration statusTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementMakes H-1B visa sponsorship by management available to all IPs and PPAs. Teaching Fellows and Johnson Lecturers who want H-1B status will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Commits to expeditious turn around in OIA communication.
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RecognitionTentative Agreement08-01-24 Tentative agreement
11-01-24 Tentative agreement 11-01-24 Tentative agreement 08-08-24 Union 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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Johnson LecturersTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementDefines duties for MAPSS Earl S Johnson Instructors (whom we want to rename Earl S Johnson Lecturers). Mandates better pay and time for research. Allows for reapplication for an additional two-year term beyond the initial three years, and mandates priority consideration for new MAPSS IP positions.
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Part-time PPAsTentative Agreement11-01-24 Tentative agreementCreates a new position of Professors of Practice in the Arts at 50 or 75 percent of full-time workload.
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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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Grievance and ArbitrationRetracted03-11-24 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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Retired IP email accountsRetracted09-12-24 Management counteredAllows IPs who retire after 10 or more years of service lifetime access to their CNet ID and ability to redirect their UChicago email to another email address.
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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 - (Notes)
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13: Wednesday, July 24, 10-2 - (Notes)
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14: Thursday, August 1, 10-2 - (Notes)
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15: Thursday, August 8, 10-4 - (Notes)
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16: Tuesday, August 20, 10-2 (Notes)
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17: Thursday, August 29, 10-4 (Notes)
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18: Wednesday, September 4, 10-4 (Notes)
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19: Tuesday, September 10, 10-2 (Notes)
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20: Thursday, September 12 (Notes)
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21: Friday, September 20 (Notes)
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22: Tuesday, September 24 (Notes)
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23: Monday, September 30, 12-4 (Notes)
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24: Tuesday, October 8, 12:30-5 (Notes)
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25: Thursday, October 17, 1-5 (Notes were taken by hand)
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26: Monday, October 21, 11-4 (Notes)
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27: Tuesday, October 29, 10-2 (Notes)
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28: Friday, November 1, 10-4 (Notes) - ALL DONE!!!
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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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TBD
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