University of Chicago Professors Reach Tentative Deal

Non-tenured professors at the University of Chicago reached a tentative first contract with the administration late March 15, avoiding a planned strike.

The professors, including full- and part-time faculty, will likely vote on the new contract during the first two weeks in April, Dmitry Kondrashov, a senior lecturer and bargaining team member, told Bloomberg Law.

The contract provisions would establish more consistency in teaching assignments, improved pay, and a pathway to full-time promotion. Irregular job assignments during an academic year and low pay have consistently been issues unions on other campuses have been concerned about. This has been addressed in ...