The Daily Egyptian is published by the students of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and TWThF during the summer semester except during vacations and exam weeks. Daily Egyptian online is uploaded at noon. The SIUC administration tossed its final offer on the bargaining table late Thursday, following a year of anxiety-ridden negotiations for the next faculty contract.
Arbitration voids the right of faculty to file an intent to strike.
The union will conduct a general membership meeting in the near future to discuss the offer but no offical date has been set. FA President Morteza Daneshdoost said the meeting will offer a variety of alternatives to union members, from accepting the contract to taking a strike vote. The proposal does not meet union demands for guaranteed faculty lines, a hard-hitting issue repeatedly trumpeted by union members during negotiations. Keeping or cutting faculty positions remains a managerial decision under the final proposal. However, the administration has agreed to the formation of joint-committees with the faculty to review every lost line as it is decided, and to publicly voice their rationale for cutting a position.