University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100, IFT, AFT, AFL-CIO
LOCAL 4100
CSU
EIU
GSU
NIU
RETIREES
UIS Staff
WIU / F
WIU / PT
Northern
Illinois / UPI Chapter
OFFICES to be ELECTED
From the UPI Constitution: "The officers of each chapter shall include but not be restricted to a chapter president, chapter vice-president and a treasurer. Chapter officers shall be elected by the membership of each chapter to a three-year term of office at the same time as election of the local officers."
Elections Chairperson -- Georgia Brown
Email -- gbrown@niu.edu
Phone -- 815-753-3836Elections Chairperson -- Patti Austin
Email -- Paustin1@niu.edu
Phone -- 815-753-6630
Term of Office for all Positions -- 3 Years, Sept. 1, 2009, to Aug. 31, 2012.
NORTHERN / UPI CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Job description:
Plans and presides over chapter meetings of NIU Instructors.
Attends meetings of the UPI Executive Board six times per year.
Attends leadership conferences for IFT and AFT.
Appoints chief negotiator and negotiators; grievance officer (2 cues per semester); membership chairperson; legislative liaison and other appointees as needed.
Maintains membership rosters in coordination with NIU's Human Resources.
Manages the day-to-day operations of the chapter, communicates regularly with members, troubleshoots for members, works with NIU’s contract administrators to resolve issues.
Provides leadership for the collective bargaining process.
Time commitment: 10 hours per week on average.
Compensation: 4 cues compensation fall and spring semesters.
NORTHERN / UPI CHAPTER VICE-PRESIDENT
Job description:
Performs duties of the president in her/his absence.
Assists in carrying out chapter tasks and other duties.
Time commitment: 4 hours a semester.
Compensation: No compensation allocated.
NORTHERN / UPI CHAPTER TREASURER
Job description:
Maintains revenues and expenditures of the chapter.
Keeps records of union membership.
Pays all bills as authorized.
Time commitment: 4 hours a semester.
Compensation: No compensation.
LOCAL 4100 BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Chapter duties: This representative assists the president as a liaison between Local 4100 and the NIU Instructors’ Chapter. As a member of the UPI Executive Board, the representative has full voting rights to represent the membership of NIU Instructors.
Time commitment: Attends 6-7 meetings a year.
Compensation: No compensation.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES (7 Slots Available)
Chapter duties: Each chapter gets one delegate for each 15 union members. Chapter representatives construct and submit resolutions for the UPI Local 4100 House of Delegates to consider and vote upon. They attend one meeting per year with delegates from all the other UPI campuses.
Time commitment: Attends one 2-day meeting per year.
Compensation: No compensation.