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Kerry Ferris, UFA president and associate professor of sociology at NIU, speaks on behalf of the union members during the Board of Trustees Nov. 8 meeting’s public comment segment. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

NIU and tenured union reach tentative agreement

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | February 27, 2023

DeKALB – The union for tenured faculty has reached an agreement with NIU after over a year of negotiations, granting the union members pay increases and technology upgrades. The agreement was reached Friday and follows months of bargaining with the...

Union members work towards better teaching conditions

By Northern Star Editorial Board | November 13, 2019

For two years, the United Faculty Alliance has been working on a contract with the hopes of improving teaching conditions for tenured and tenure-track faculty at NIU. The Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on whether or not the contract will go into...

Board approves 3 percent raise

Board approves 3 percent raise

By James Krause | October 23, 2017
Above is a percentage breakdown of NIU’s expense distribution per audited financial statements of 2016. The information was presented Thursday by Howard Bunsis, former chair of the American Association of University Professors Collective Bargaining Congress.

21 percent of NIU funds spent on classes

By Jessie Kern | October 16, 2017

Above is a percentage breakdown of NIU’s expense distribution per audited financial statements of 2016. The information was presented Thursday by Howard Bunsis, former chair of the American Association of University Professors Collective Bargaining Congress.

Faculty Alliance moves to build negotiations

Faculty Alliance moves to build negotiations

By Clarissa Hinshaw | April 3, 2017

Alliance members nominate officials

By Nicole Scott | October 31, 2016

DeKALB | United Faculty Alliance members elected Virginia Naples, professor of biological sciences, as union president and Rosemary Feurer, associate professor of history, as vice president.Union officials announced the results of the election of officers...

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