URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Non-tenured faculty members at the University of Illinois’ flagship campus have filed a petition with the state saying they want to unionize.
Union supporters at the Urbana-Champaign campus say they filed notice Wednesday with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. The board oversees collective bargaining involving universities and other schools.
The board is expected to holding a hearing on the petition within several weeks.
The News-Gazette reports (https://bit.ly/1gwVSTO ) that union organizers say they collected signatures from a majority of the more than 400 instructors on campus who lack the tenure and job security of professors.
Brian Dolinar is a visiting lecturer and a unionization proponent. He says union supporters would like better pay and multi-year contracts.
University spokeswoman Robin Kaler declined comment because the school hasn’t seen the petition.
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Information from: The News-Gazette, https://www.news-gazette.com
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