Heartland signs 3-year contract with full-time faculty

Posted on May 10, 2018

By WJBC Staff

NORMAL – The Heartland Community College Board and Heartland Faculty Association have come to agreement on a three-year contract.

The contract covers incremental pay raises for full-time faculty, starting with a $1,500 increase next school year, followed by 2.5 percent increases the next two years.

The contract also increases the overload teaching rate by $25 per hour for three years, increases pay for independent study courses, increases tuition reimbursements for faculty who are continuing their education, expands tuition waivers for dependents of faculty and expands sick leave coverage to include paternity leave.

Contract negotiations began last November.

“Interest-based bargaining truly helped negotiations,” said Sean Colcleasure, Faculty Association Lead. “Both sides came together in good faith, built a solid foundation and worked together to get a contract all parties benefit from, with minimal disagreements.”

The contract was ratified by HFA membership with voting held on May 8-9.

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