Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2015-699

• Record #: R2015-699
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 9/24/2015
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Education and Child Development
• Final action: 10/14/2015
• Title: Support of efforts by non-tenure, contingent faculty in private non-profit colleges and universities to unionize
• Sponsors: Burns, William D., Moreno, Proco Joe, Dowell, Pat, Lopez, Raymond A., Hairston, Leslie A., Sawyer, Roderick T., Sadlowski Garza, Susan, O'Shea, Matthew J., Foulkes, Toni, Moore, David H., Willie B. Cochran, Brookins, Jr., Howard, Munoz, Ricardo, Scott, Jr. Michael, Solis, Daniel, Maldonado, Roberto, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Ervin, Jason C., Taliaferro, Chris, Reboyras, Ariel, Waguespack, Scott, Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Villegas, Gilbert, Sposato, Nicholas, O'Connor, Patrick, Napolitano, Anthony V., Reilly, Brendan, Arena, John, Cappleman, James, Pawar, Ameya, Osterman, Harry, Moore, Joseph, Laurino, Margaret, Quinn, Marty, Mitts, Emma
• Topic: CITY COUNCIL - Miscellaneous

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/14/2015	9755	City Council	Adopted	Pass
10/5/2015		Committee on Education and Child Development	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/24/2015	8146	City Council	Referred

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, there at least 6,565" non-tenured faculty currently working in private, non-profit colleges and universities in the City of Chicago in the 2013-2014 academic year; and

WHEREAS, there over 127,751² students enrolled in college or graduate school at private, non-profit colleges and universities in the City of Chicago who increasingly depend on the instruction and guidance of non-tenure, contingent faculty that same academic year; and

WHEREAS, Chicago students paid an average of $31,615 and up to $47,514³ in tuition in the 2013-2014 academic year to attend a private, non-profit college or university in the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, non-tenure contingent faculty should be adequately supported by their institutions for their growing presence and role in the academic pursuits of Chicago's students; and

WHEREAS, many non-tenure contingent faculty have little job security and must take on multiple course loads at several colleges or universities to make ends meet; and

WHEREAS, many private, non-profit colleges and universities do not provide health care benefits to their non-tenure, contingent faculty; and

WHEREAS, the cost of living in the City of Chicago is 17%⁴ higher than the US average; and

WHEREAS, non-tenure, contingent faculty in the City of Chicago should be paid fair wages and benefits that allow them to support themselves and their families; and

WHEREAS, the decision of whether to unionize belongs solely to workers, and should not be interfered with;

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council strongly endorse the efforts of non-tenure, contingent faculty in private, non-profit colleges and universities to organize in an organization of their choosing to improve their working conditions and have a voice on campus.

¹                     See SEIU Local 73 analysis ofthe National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Final release data, 2013. Accessed at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/ on 7/23/2015

²                     Ibid.

³                     Ibid.

⁴                     U.S. Census Bureau, Table 728. Cost of Living Index—Selected Urban Areas, Annual Average: 2010. Accessed at https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0728.pdf on 7/23/15

RESOLUTION #

(CONTINGENT FACULTY AT PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY)

6^th Ward Aid. Roderick Sawyer,                     21^st Ward Aid. Howard Brookins, Jr.,

9/24/15

11^th Ward Aid. Patrick Thompson,                     23^rd Ward Aid. Michael Zalewski,

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(CONTINGENT FACULTY AT PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY)
24^th Ward Aid. Michael Scott, Jr.,                     32^nd Ward Aid. Scott Waguespack,

9/24/15

26^th Ward Aid. Roberto Maldonado,                     35^th Ward Aid. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa,

RESOLUTION #

(CONTINGENT FACULTY AT PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY)

42^nd Ward Aid. Brendan Reilly,

45^th Ward Aid. John Arena,

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¹ Ward Aid. James Cappleman,

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47^th Ward Aid. Ameya Pawar,

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49^th Ward Aid. Joseph A. Moore

9/24/15