Part-time Faculty Association at Columbia College Chicago

Any member of the Bargaining Unit may file a grievance if he or she believes the College has violated a provision of the contract.  Not all problems are potential grievances; a specific contract provision must have been violated, misinterpreted, or misapplied.  As this can be difficult to determine, P-fac recommends meeting with a P-fac representative and/or the Grievance Chair as soon as possible after a problem arises.  Timeliness is especially important because formal grievance procedures include steps with deadlines (IX).  It is also a good idea to create a written timeline of developments in the case.

   A grievance may be filed by an individual, a group of faculty, or P-fac as an association.  An attempt at informal resolution is always attempted first.  Formal procedures may follow if informal attempts do not resolve the issue.

   If you have fewer than 51 credit hours teaching at the College, your contractual rights are limited in cases involving loss/replacement of classes, or remediation.  See Article VIII and the further discussion of “Appointments, Seniority, and Remediation”on this site.