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Labor Board Rules in Favor of NTT Voting Rights 3/26/03

The efforts and patience of NTTs has paid off:  The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board issued its decision on Monday March 26, and NTTs won on every point.  Every NTT will be able to vote!

Specifically:

• Retirees who don't hold emeritus status are included in the bargaining unit

• Faculty associates who also hold NTT contracts are included

• APs and civil service employees who hold NTT contracts are included

• Off-campus student supervisors are included

• All part- and full-time NTTs are included

ISU administrators worked vigorously to prevent all or part of each of those groups from voting.  During hearings in Springfield on February 13, the administration's witness, Vice Provost Sharon Stanford, argued that the labor board should exclude each of those groups.  Testimony from the NTTFA's four witnesses (all NTTs) carried the day, and the judge ruled in favor of inclusion.

Furthermore, the judge ruled that the most inclusive group shall be allowed to vote under the labor law’s "short term" limitation.  ISU administrators argued that only those who taught for the entire '01-'02 academic year and are back teaching this semester should be allowed to vote (a small group).  The NTTFA argued that those teaching this academic year ('02-'03) in addition to those who taught last year should be included.  The judge ruled that the NTTFA's definition will stand. 

The election date and time have not yet been set, but the election will take place before the end of the semester.

This is wonderful news for NTTs at ISU and for the growing ranks of NTTs at universities across the state.

The text of the decision is available here:  http://ntt.pabn.org/LaborBoardDecision.html