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Kishwaukee College Part-Time Faculty Joining Union

Susan Stephens
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WNIJ

More than 100 part-time instructors at Kishwaukee College are joining the same union as their full-time counterparts.  The Illinois Labor Relations Board has certified that a majority of the college’s adjunct faculty want to form a union with the Illinois Federation of Teachers.  

 
Organizers say they are looking for improvements in working conditions, including longer-term contracts, clear guidelines for promotion, higher salaries and respect as faculty.  More than half of Kishwaukee College instructors are hired on an adjunct basis. 
 

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