The Election Results Are In!
Election Results This election had the highest participation in our union’s history! During such an important moment for specialized faculty, it’s thrilling to know that so many of us across campus are engaged and attentive. NTFC Local #6546’s Executive Council, 2024-2025:
- President: Theresa Dobbs (she/her) - Mathematics
- Vice President: Michael Odom (he/him) - English
- Secretary: Jordan Sellers (he/him) - English
- Treasurer: Dani Nyikos (they/them) - English
- Bargaining Research Chair: Rachel Fein-Smolinski (they/them) - Art & Design
- Communications Chair: Marisa Peacock (she/her) - Advertising and Business
- Grievance Chair: Dave Morris (he/him) - English
- Chief Steward will be elected by the ...
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Bargaining Update: Session #7- Friday, March 29
Bargaining Update Friday 3/29 was our seventh bargaining session. Our co-lead negotiator Dani Nyikos was unable to attend, so co-lead Rachel Fein-Smolinski was joined by Kay Emmert to fill in for Dani for the day. We presented our counterproposal for Hours of Work & Commitment, and the admin team presented their counters for Discipline & Dismissal, Health & Safety, and Physical Conditions & Institutional Commitments. Our bargaining team continued to advocate for the issues that are most important to specialized faculty. Among these issues are (a) defining work expectations to combat overwork, and (b) allowing specialized faculty with terminal research ...
Some UIUC Employees are Denied Coverage of Gender Affirming Care
Some UIUC Employees are Denied Coverage of Gender Affirming Care In the state of Illinois, insurance companies are required to cover treatments for gender dysphoria and not to discriminate on the basis of gender identity. Because of this, insurance companies generally cover top surgery, bottom surgery, and some amount of hormone therapy and counseling. However, these are not the only types of gender affirming care. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) lists the treatments that insurance providers ought to cover when a patient’s doctor deems it medically necessary. This list includes:
- Facial feminization surgery
- Facial masculinization surgery ...