Other Chicago area part-time faculty locals affiliated with IEA/NEA are: Roosevelt Adjunct Faculty Organization, Part-time Faculty Association at Columbia College, Oakton College Adjunct Faculty Association, City College Contingent Labor Organizing Committee and Harper College Adjuncts.

This is the culmination of four years of hard work by thousands of citizens around the state, and goes a long way toward overturning the most oppressive aspects of the despicable Harper decision, which effectively denied collective bargaining rights to Illinois college adjunct instructors. We were the ONLY state employees singled out for such a dubious honor.

This is an important victory not only for Illinois adjuncts, but for all Illinois citizens that are concerned about the future of higher education in the state. Adjuncts must be given better pay, benefits, health coverage, and pensions. Schools can no longer be allowed to subsidize all their other expenses on the backs of adjuncts. Today's victory shows that politicians recognize that we are an important constituency in higher education, and it is time that administrators face up to this fact as well.

Thanks to all of you for your help and support, and please spread the word about this good news. We are also grateful for the steadfast efforts of Senators Cronin and Dillard, co-sponsors of HB 1720 in the Senate, to pass this important legislation despite the strong resistance of entrenched anti-labor forces. More information will be posted on the CODAA Website when it becomes available.

Until then, let's celebrate !!!

For anyone who doesn't think we need a union, please refer to this comparison chart of benefits.

The current eligibility threshold is, in our estimation, unduly restrictive. There are many adjuncts who have been consistently employed who have been found to be ineligible. The rules of certain divisions, because of the way in which they tally hours taught, may render others ineligible. Lab aides and others with non-teaching hours, are counted under another system. We have found several divisions whose adjuncts are woefully under-represented, or not represented at all, under the current restriction threshold.

We will be working in future to bring the current three year requirement, down to a more reasonable level. Also please note that the negotiations to bring us to this point have been long and difficult.