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Loyola University Chicago Approves New Collective Bargaining Agreement with Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Represented by SEIU Local 73

Four-year agreement provides increased pay and provides additional workload flexibility for full- and part-time non-tenure-track faculty

CHICAGO, June 11, 2021 — Loyola University Chicago announced today that a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its non-tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) was approved by the University’s Board of Trustees on June 3, 2021, after it was ratified by CAS non-tenure-track faculty represented in the negotiations by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73.

“The University and our non-tenure-track faculty had an excellent working relationship during the previous contract, and we feel this new agreement both strengthens that relationship and reflects our appreciation for the many contributions of those faculty members,” said Peter J. Schraeder, PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago. “We are grateful to our non-tenure-track faculty for putting our students first throughout the negotiation process, especially as they’ve skillfully navigated the challenges of the past year.”

The agreement with CAS SEIU-represented faculty extends through June 30, 2025. Among other benefits, it:

• Calls for an immediate salary increase for most SEIU-represented faculty;
• Keeps Loyola CAS non-tenure-track faculty among the highest paid non-tenured faculty in Chicagoland;
• Offers increased opportunities for workload flexibility for unionized faculty;
• Creates a parental leave policy for part-time unionized faculty;
• Provides earlier notification of tentative class assignments and schedules for part-time unionized faculty;
• Creates a number of new regular full-time non-tenure track appointments in CAS;
• Opens the professional development fund to part-time faculty who have completed two semesters of teaching and all unionized faculty in CAS; and
• Is fiscally responsible, ensuring Loyola can continue to offer a high-quality, affordable education to our students.

Additional information related to the CBA negotiations can be found at LUC.edu/bargaining.

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