Elgin Community College Faculty Association

1.1 Recognition and Bargaining Unit, Full-Time

The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 509, counties of Kane, Cook, DuPage, McHenry, and DeKalb, and the State of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as the Board, recognizes the Elgin Community College Faculty Association (ECCFA), Illinois Federation of Teachers, AFT/AFL-CIO, IFT Local 3791, hereinafter referred to as the Association, as the exclusive bargaining representative for all full- time faculty as defined in Paragraphs 103B-1 through paragraphs 103B-6 of the Illinois Public Community College Act, including faculty and librarians, but excluding instructors employed by the College who are assigned full-time to the state correctional facilities, laboratory assistants, laboratory coordinators, and any management or supervisory employees.

1.2 Recognition and Bargaining Unit, Adjunct Faculty II

The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 509, counties of Kane, Cook, DuPage, McHenry, and DeKalb, and the State of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as the Board, recognizes the unit adjunct faculty II that meet one of the following criteria:

1. teach at least twelve (12) credit or contact hours for three (3) out of four (4) consecutive years beginning with their first semester of adjunct employment. This excludes independent study and summer assignments; or
2. teach at least six (6) credit or contact hours per semester for six (6) of eight (8) consecutive semesters. This excludes independent study and summer assignments; or
3. work at least 596 hours per 12-month period for three (3) out of four (4) consecutive years beginning with the librarian’s start date (effective August 1994).

Once eligible, recognition as a Unit Adjunct Faculty II begins the Spring or Fall semester following completion of the requirement for teaching faculty. Unit Adjunct Faculty II librarians will be recognized beginning for the first pay period after meeting their requirement.

Employment prior to the Fall 1989 semester shall not be used in determining entry into the unit.

1.3 Recognition and Bargaining Unit, Adjunct Faculty I

The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 509, Counties of Kane, Cook, DuPage, McHenry, and DeKalb, and the State of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as the Board, recognizes the unit adjunct faculty I that teach at least three (3) credit hours, excluding independent study, and summer assignments in the following way:

1. teach at least (3) credit hours for three consecutive semesters. This excludes independent study and summer assignments.
2. work as library faculty at least 447 hours for one 18-month period from the initial hire date as a library faculty.

In the case of qualification under paragraph (1) above, once eligible, recognition as a Unit Adjunct Faculty I begins when the faculty member teaches a class or classes in the fourth consecutive semester. In the event that an individual does not teach the fourth consecutive semester, eligibility 8 would be pending until the fifth consecutive semester. If an individual does not teach in the fifth consecutive semester, he/she will not be eligible for UAFI status and must requalify.

In the case of qualification under paragraph (2) above, unit Adjunct Faculty I librarians will be recognized beginning the first pay period after meeting the requirement provided they are rehired at the end of their 18-month qualifying period.

Section 1.3 from the 1/1/14 to 12/31/16 collective bargaining agreement shall apply to adjunct faculty employed prior to January 1, 2017 provided they enter the unit no later than spring 2018.

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