The SIUC administration cast its final contract offer at the Faculty Association late Thursday night, but faculty union officials haven't bitten yet. The union's departmental representatives voted 21-16 in favor of the final offer Friday night, but the ultimate decision will stem from the vote at the union general membership meeting, tentatively scheduled for Jan. 31 or Feb. 1. Faculty Association President Morteza Daneshdoost said Friday the upcoming meeting could produce varied results. We have to wait and see what happens, nothing is for sure. Two hours before submitting the final offer, the administration rejected a faculty request for an arbitrator to settle the contract.
Arbitration negates the faculty's legal right to file an intent to strike.
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