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Update on Year 4 Increases
Earlier this month, employees received an email from the University of Illinois system stating that President Killeen announced a 3.5% “merit-based salary program” for the 2022-2023 academic year, subject to the negotiated agreements between the unions. This email serves to communicate the wage program for the entire University of Illinois system. If UIC adopts this same percentage as their campus wage, as they have done in years prior, then all employees will receive a 3.5% increase on the anniversary of their contract instead of the 1.5% originally negotiated for Year 4 of the agreements.
This raise would be effective the first pay period after the anniversary of each of the contracts. We will send out another email once the UIC campus wage has been adopted to confirm the contract anniversary increase and effective date for all employees represented by each of the four contracts.
Upcoming Member Meetings
As we begin to prepare for the next round of negotiations for the four UIC contracts that expire in 2023, we are inviting members to join us for preliminary discussions about the goals for each contract. These meetings will be a space open for all members to discuss issues, concerns, and priorities specific to your respective contract. Please RSVP for one of the meetings below. Also, we encourage you to send questions ahead of time to mbunnage@seiu73.org.
- Technical – Monday, June 27, 6pm, Register here
- Clerical – Tuesday, June 28, 6pm, Register here
- Service – Wednesday, June 29, 6pm, Register here
- Professional – Thursday, June 30, 6pm, Register here
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.
Jeanene Johnson, Jeanene.Johnson@seiu73.org
- UI Health Hospital & Clinics (see departmental exceptions below)
- Miles Square Clinics
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Medicine
- Building Service Workers – Hospital
Ryan Miller, rmiller@seiu73.org
- UI Health Labs & Pathology department
- UI Health Rehab Services department
- UI Health Clinical Nutrition department
- Ear Eye Infirmary
- Outpatient Care Center
- College of Dentistry
- Division of Specialized Care for Children
- John Marshall Law
Andrew Yale, ayale@seiu73.org
- UI Health Continuum of Care (social workers, etc) department
- UI Health Radiology department
- Building Service Workers – Campus
- Facilities
- East Campus Colleges/Buildings
- Peoria College of Medicine
- Rockford College of Medicine & LP Johnson
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!
Last Updated 6/17/22
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Resources & Links
General Information
- Membership Guide Fall 2021
- Meet Your Stewards Fall 2021
- HR Contact Email: uichrscivilservice@uillinois.edu
- COVID Resource Guide | En español
Worksite Issue Report Forms
- COVID Policy Tracking Report Form
- Certification Tracking Form
- Manager Conduct Report Form (Formulario de informe de conducta del gerente)
- Equity Concern Report Form (Informe de preocupación por la equidad de la Universidad de Illinois en Chicago)
Union Contracts & Relevant Policies/Resources
- Union Contracts
- Technical Vacation Payout UIC Communication
- UIC Labor Agreements Page (Wage Scales + Appendixes)
- UIC HR Policy and Rules for Civil Service Staff
- State University Civil Service System
- UIC Job Board
- Bi-lingual Certification Policy
- UIC Retro FAQs
- Understanding Retro Pay 1 pager
- Signed MOU about Parental Leave
- UIC Presentation on COVID19 Vaccinations & Contact Tracing 9/15/21
- GoTime FAQ
Steward Information
- Steward & Activist Nomination Form
- Steward trainings will be regularly posted on the SEIU 73 Member Webpage
- Steward Election Petition
- UIC Steward Handbook (password protected)
- Steward Info Request Form (password protected)