From our colleagues at UIC-UF:
UIC United Faculty members have been working without a contract since August 16th, 2026.
Under cover of the current federal assault on higher education, administrators at UIC and across the University of Illinois System are working to radically re-structure our university by attacking employment protections, obstructing unions, and undermining academic freedom and shared governance. Those efforts are especially evident from the last five months of bargaining, during which management has prioritized consolidating power at the expense of faculty.
We urge Chancellor Miranda, President Killeen, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois System to bargain with the faculty in good faith and agree to a fair contract now!