About Us

UIC United Faculty
815 W Van Buren Suite 203
Chicago, Illinois 60607

The UICUF Executive Board is an elected body of tenure and non-tenure faculty tasked with overseeing and determining UICUF’s paths of action including bargaining, managing the budget of the union, as well as enriching relationships and representing faculty interests to our affiliates and national community.

The UICUF Representative Assembly is the legislative arm of the union, an elected body of tenure and non-tenure faculty from each university college that most directly listens to and speaks for UICUF membership.

The UICUF Staff is responsible for the management of union work, including connecting members with the appropriate representatives to advocate and negotiate on their behalf.

The purpose of our union is to strengthen and protect, together, the whole of our UIC community. Our objectives are outlined plainly in our constitution:

• To secure and sustain collective bargaining, including the rights to exclusive recognition and representation, for all employees who are eligible for membership.
• To promote the improvement of conditions of employment of the membership.
• To encourage mutual understanding and cooperation among the membership and between the membership and the administration.
• To promote the effectiveness and quality of UIC.
• To promote the interests of higher education and to advance the standards, ideals, and welfare of the profession.
• To secure and protect academic freedom, the tenure system, and faculty governance.
• To promote the welfare of UIC students by improving their educational opportunities.