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Last Updated: 10/23/24

Latest Contract Updates

The four UIC contracts are now available online. Click here to find your contract (under Higher Education).

October 22

Service
The 2024 2% increase for Service went into effect on Oct 13, the first day of the first pay period after the Service contract anniversary (Oct 4). The raise will be paid out on the Nov 6 paycheck. The increased hourly differentials for evenings, nights, weekends, and the increased hospital differential also took effect after Aug 16.

Professional
Professional employees’ raises for Year 1 (4%) and Year 2 (4% + 2%) of the contract went into effect on September 29 and will be paid out on October 23. The university has still not confirmed what date the retro payment will be paid out. All Professional workers will be paid at the Year 2 rate for all hours worked during the September 29-October 12 pay period, which is a minimum of 6% higher than your previous rate. However, last week, it came to our attention that either 22.5 hours (for 75 hour employees) or 24 hours (for 80 hour employees) of the hours paid to Professionals in this pay period were paid at the Year 1 rate instead of the Year 2 rate, raising concerns that members that employees were shorted pay that was owed to them for the pay period beginning on September 29. The university informed the union that the reason for this is that both rates needed to be established in the payroll system to accurately calculate retro payments. The university has assured us that all employees will be made whole, and any additional pay that is owed to them from this current pay period will be included in the retro payment.

Clerical
The 2024 2% increase for Clerical went into effect on Sept 1, the first day of the first pay period after the Clerical contract anniversary (Aug 27). The raise was paid out on the Sept 25 paycheck. The increased hourly differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends took effect after July 1.

Technical
The new and increased differentials for Float pay, On-Call pay, Preceptor pay, Charge pay, and Overutilization pay went into effect after Aug 1. To help educate employees about their new eligibility for Float pay under the expanded Float pay negotiated into our contract, please refer to this handout.

Tabling Dates

Your union will be tabling on the Chicago campus to provide resources and information to UIC workers with questions about the new Collective Bargaining Agreements and their rights in the workplace.

Below are our upcoming tabling dates for the remainder of 2024.

  • Oct 17: 10 AM – 2 PM, Specialty Care Building, 1009 S. Wood St., Room 2105
  • Nov 13: 11 AM – 1 PM, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St.
  • Nov 14: 10 AM – 2 PM, Specialty Care Building, 1009 S. Wood St., Room 2105
  • Dec 11: 11 AM – 1 PM, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St
  • Dec 12: 10 AM – 2 PM, Specialty Care Building, 1009 S. Wood St., Room 2105

We are available to schedule tabling dates at the Peoria and Rockford campuses as needed. Please reach out to your union steward and union representative to set up a date and time.

News Coverage

WBBM Coverage of the tentative agreement — 05/10/24

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Purple Up Newsletter and Bargaining Archive

To show UIC that we are standing united, it’s time to relaunch #PurpleWednesdays! Participation is easy, just wear your Local 73 purple swag – buttons, hats, t-shirts, or hoodies – or any purple on Wednesdays. Join your coworkers by purpling up next Wednesday!

Your union will be sending biweekly Purple Wednesday emails with updates on bargaining, campaigns, and other important information.

Purple Up Newsletter – September 5

Purple Up Newsletter – August 7

Contract Update – July 23

Contract Update- June 21

Bargaining Update – May 3

Bargaining Update – April 29

Bargaining Update- April 23

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – April 17

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – April 10

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – April 3

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – March 27

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – March 20

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – March 6

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – February 22

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – February 7

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – January 31

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – January 24

Bargaining Update – January 12

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – December 6

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – October 12

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – August 23

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – July 12

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – June 20

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – June 07

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – May 16

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – May 03

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – April 18

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – April 05

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – March 23

Purple Wednesday Newsletter – March 07

Purple Wednesday Newsletter- February 22

Purple Wednesdays Are BACK!

Find Your Union Steward and Staff Representative

Staff at the local are assigned to work with specified buildings, departments and colleges of the university. These assignments may change from time to time. Please see the list below for an updated breakdown of which staff are assigned to which areas and their contact information. If you do not see your area listed below, reach out to Melinda Bunnage, Deputy Director of Higher Education, at mbunnage@seiu73.org.

Cheriell Jackson (CJ), cjackson@seiu73.org

  • UI Health
    • Outpatient Care Center 
    • Ear & Eye Infirmary 
    • Rehab Services dept 
    • Labs & Pathology dept 
    • Medical Call Center dept 
    • Patient Access, Patient Accounting & Patient Logistics depts 
    • Ambulatory Care 
  • Chicago’s West campus
    • Neuropsychiatric Institute 
    • College of Medicine Buildings 
    • Clinical Science Buildings 
    • Medical Sciences Building 
    • Marshfield Ave Building 
    • West Research Office Building 
  • Chicago’s East Campus
    • 715-722 & 704 Maxwell 
    • Family Medicine Center & Departments 

Felix Ortiz, fortiz@seiu73.org 

  • Division of Specialized Care for Children 
  • UIC School of Law 
  • Miles Square Clinics 
  • Chicago West Campus
    • Hospital Building Service Workers 
    • Biologic Resources Laboratory 
    • College of Dentistry 
    • College of Pharmacy 
    • Miles Square Clinic Main 
    • Campus Building Service Workers and House Attendants
  • Chicago East Campus
    • Building Service Workers and House Attendants

Abby Schultz, aschultz@seiu73.org  

  • UI Health
    • UIC Hospital 
    • Specialty Care Building 
    • Dialysis dept 
    • Continuum of Care dept 
    • Clinical Nutrition dept 
    • Info Tech Services dept 
    • Radiology

Andrew Yale, ayale@seiu73.org 

  • College of Medicine Peoria 
  • College of Medicine Rockford & LP Johnson 
  • Chicago Campus
    • All East Campus Colleges & Programs (Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Education, etc.) 
    • Technology Solutions 
    • Campus Housing 
    • Campus Facilities (Parking, Telecommunicators, Mail, Procurement 
    • Healthy Cities Collaborative 
    • Student Center East & West 
    • Daley Library & Library of the Health Sciences 
    • Student Services Building (East) 
    • Disability, Health, and Social Policy Building (East) 
    • Human Resources Building (West) 
    • School of Public Health (West) 
    • Applied Health Sciences Building (West) 
    • Administrative Office Building (West) 

Look here for a complete list of UIC stewards. Every department should have a steward. If you don’t have a steward in your area, nominate yourself or someone else here!

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