UIC Updates

Change in SEIU 73 UIC Director

As many of you may know, today is my last day working for SEIU 73. It has been an honor working with you and your coworkers over these past five years. You and your coworkers have demonstrated incredible resilience in the face of significant challenges and an unprecedented crisis. I have complete confidence in your UIC stewards and Local 73 staff to continue building the power necessary for the fight ahead – both in the workplace and at the ballot box.

I’m pleased to introduce Lizzy Bortoto, who will assume the role of Director of UIC. Lizzy has been with Local 73 for six years and previously served as Director for Cook County workers. Over the next five weeks, she will attend transition meetings with UIC management, stewards, and the field team. Please continue directing questions to your Staff Representative. For UIC Director matters, contact me through the summer. After August 29, reach Lizzy at lboroto@seiu73.org.

Upcoming Raises and Bonuses

If you have any questions or concerns about your raise, please contact your Steward or Union Rep. If you do not receive your raise, please contact the Member Action Center.

• The Professionals Year 3 2% raise went into effect on August 17, the first day of the first pay period after the contract renewed on August 16 (Pro Article 5.2d). Professionals will see the pay increase on the check that is paid on September 10.
• Professionals who have 10 years + in the Professional bargaining unit as of August ​16 will receive their $2000 longevity bonus on ​September 5, (Pro Article 5.3c). DSCC Clerical workers with 10 years + as of August ​27 will also receive the $2000 bonus (Cler Article 5.21b).
• The Clerical Year 2 1.75% raise will go into effect on August 31, the first day of the first pay period after the contract renews on August 27 (Cler Article 5.1d). Clerical workers will see the pay increase on the check that is paid on September 24.

Celebrating summer wins

• Negotiated pay rates and raises for two new titles – please welcome the Environmental Health & Safety Tech IIs and the Ophthalmic Photographers to the Technical bargaining unit!
• Police Telecommunicators negotiated a one-time bonus of $1000 to account for the fact that they are not eligible for overtime pay. This bonus, along with the changes to contract language for this department, are memorialized in this Memorandum of Understanding. 
• UIC signed this MOU for the Technical CBA 5.13 Wages (On Call). The MOU memorializes an employee’s right to use sick leave and vacation time when taking a break between a call-back and their regularly scheduled shift. 
• UI Health Human Resources agreed to extend the same attendance and tardy policy negotiated with the nurses to the UI Health employees – this means that moving forward, disciplinary action will only be taken if, within a 4-week period, an employee accumulates either “Two or more instances of tardiness 7 min or more, or Three or more instances of tardiness between 1 and 6 minutes.” Please read the fully revised “University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics Time, Overtime, and Attendance Policy” here. 

Labor Management Report Back

Our last system-wide Labor Management mtg was on August 5 2025 – in addition to the topics listed above, we also raised concerns about bilingual pay. UIC informed us that the College of Dentistry will be implementing their bilingual pay program in early September. 

The next UIH Health & Safety meeting will take place on September 4, and the next Labor Management meeting is scheduled for October 7.