UICUF Bargaining 2026 Update 4 - Interview with Charitianne Williams, Bargaining Committee Co-Chair

We're back! And this is a good one. Not much of note happened during Sessions 6-8 (if you are a UICUF member, check your non-UIC email for the emailed session recaps), so we're jumping to Session 9 and a broader discussion of the current state of bargaining. Join Dave Crockett (Professor, Marketing) as he interviews Charitianne Williams (Teaching Professor, English), one of the co-chairs of our Bargaining Committee about what's currently happening at the bargaining table between UIC United Faculty and the UIC Management team. Stay for the extended in-depth conversation on Article XVIII. Grievance and Arbitration which was passed during the most recent bargaining session, Session 9. 0:00 - Introductions 4:08 - Structure of the Management Team 6:17 - Navigating Negotiating with Management 8:42 - Highlights of Current Proposals/Bargaining Platform 12:01 - In-Depth Discussion of Management's Counterproposal on Article XVIII. Grievance and Arbitration 18:24 - Status Quo Bargaining