rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/stand-with-uiuc-non-tenure-faculty?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-stand-with-uiuc-non-tenure-faculty' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition https://actionnetwork.org/groups/non-tenure-faculty-coalition https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/028/100/normal/Petition_pic.png We, the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition Local #6546, are teaching, clinical and research faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The UIUC Administration hires nearly 500 of us on 9 month contracts. Most of us don't know at the end of each year if we have a job the next. We're fighting for multi-year contracts, but the Administration doesn't want that for us and our students. We have been bargaining for our first contract for almost two years. The quality of higher education in Illinois is at stake, yet the UIUC Administration refuses to negotiate contract provisions that will show investment in the future for faculty and students. Job security, professional development and academic freedom for non-tenure faculty make a better university for everyone.  We are prepared to strike in order to win our contract and fight for higher education in Illinois. Sign this petition to show us you stand with us! Click here to find our solidarity poster. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stand-with-uiuc-non-tenure-faculty