University Professionals
of Illinois
Local 4100, IFT, AFL-CIO
Unions are happening!
WIU administration, faculty look for ideas to improve university
Tri States Public Radio | By Rich Egger
Published November 21, 2024 at 3:47 PM
A couple efforts underway at Western Illinois University seek to engage everyone in helping move the institution forward.
Anew WIU
The University Professionals of Illinois, which represents faculty, is promoting a project called Anew WIU.
Merrill Cole, president of the UPI chapter at WIU, said the institution could use more state funding, but the university community also needs to think about how it can adapt.
“Not just for our students in 2024, but also for us. For all of us who work here, and for all the people who benefit from having Western Illinois University in their community,” he said.
Cole said Anew WIU will hold its kickoff event on Jan. 29, 2025.
The plan is to bring in a national-level expert in education, but it’s also designed to bring together faculty, staff, students, and community members to come up with ideas and decide on the best way forward for WIU.
UPI Retirees Newsletter
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Elizabeth Essex
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ISU update
December 3, 2024
Bargaining update:
oday marked another day at the table bargaining working towards our first contract. You'll get the nitty gritty in the recap email tomorrow, but here are three highlights to sate your appetite in the meantime:
1. After last week's session, we sent a request for the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board to invoke mediation. They have done so and we have been assigned a mediator; we are working out scheduling for January, but in the meantime we will continue with our planned bargaining on December 11 and 18.