Defining Non-Union and Union NTT Faculty Members

Non-union

• Milner Library NTT Faculty
• Mennonite College of Nursing NTT Faculty
• Emeriti NTT Faculty
• Adjunct NTT Faculty
• Director of Media Relations position
• All Illinois State employees who hold the position of Department Head or Department Chair
• All full-time and part-NTT’s who meet the definition of “short-term” employee as that term is defined in the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act
• All other persons employed by Illinois State University

Union

• All full-time and part-time NTT faculty
• All part-time NTT faculty who are also employed in C/S or A/P positions
• All part-time NTT faculty who are employed as faculty associates in the University’s lab schools
• All full-time and part-time NTT faculty in Curriculum and Instruction who supervise student teachers

Within the Union, there are Casual, Probationary, and Status NTT Faculty members:

Casual

• NTT faculty working .25 FTE or less (e.g., one 3-hour course) in a union job class
• Have not earned any semesters towards status within a department
• Do not require an annual evaluation

Probationary

• NTT faculty working .26-.99 FTE in a union job class
• Earning semesters toward status within a department
• Probationary period: 10 semesters of employment (without a break greater than one major semester) within a 10 year period within a department
• Require an annual evaluation

Status

• NTT faculty who have completed the probationary period
• Status is always by department
• Status can be attained in more than one department
• Upon attaining status, NTT receives First Longevity Stipend of $75 per month, pro-rated on their FTE
• Must be evaluated at least every three years following completion of probationary period