Non-tenure faculty reject contract at SIUC
Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association rejected one of two proposed contracts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The union accepted a one year agreement with four furlough days and flexible scheduling, while exploring legal options over possible unfair labor practice.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
NUFA
Mike Smith
Smith
SIUC
Association of Civil Service Employees
Rita Cheng
Grand Tower worries over Corps drain repair delay
Grand Tower residents and officials fear delays in an Army Corps of Engineers project to repair a Big Muddy River levee drain lock. A 100 yard gap in the levy could let floodwaters threaten homes and livelihoods, prompting Mayor Mike Ellet to lead a petition with over 200 signatures.
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Alan Rogers
Big Muddy River
Grand Tower
Army Corps of Engineers
Mike Ellet
Corps
Army Corps
Ellet
Superintendents rally against proposed cuts by Quinn
Regional superintendents in downstate Illinois oppose Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to cut $13 million from the state's 44 regional offices of education. They argue duties should be funded by local property taxes, citing past resistance to similar cuts in 2003.
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Springfield
Downstate
Chicago
Pat Quinn
Quinn
Rod Blagojevich
Marc Kiehina
Randolph
Monroe
Salaries for Southern Illinois regional superintendents listed
The Illinois State Board of Education shows 2010 earnings for regional office of education leaders. Janet Ulrich at Southern Seven Counties earns 96434, R Matt Donkin Franklin Williamson 100762, Donna Boros Jackson-Perry 96434, Marc Kiehna Randolph Monroe.
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Southern Illinois
Janet Ulrich
Southern Seven Counties
R. Matt Donkin
Franklin Williamson
Donna Boros
Jackson-Perry
Marc Kiehna
Randolph-Monroe
Illinois State Board of Education
Shimshak Named Superintendent of Carbondale 95
Mike Shimshak, 55, was named superintendent of Carbondale Elementary School District 95 at a district board meeting. He will start July 1 on a three year contract worth 142000 base pay plus about 25000 in benefits, replacing retiring Linda Meredith.
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Carbondale
Mike Shimshak
Shimshak
Linda Meredith
Gers
Board of Education
Old UMWA hospital to be demolished in West Frankfort
West Frankfort officials say the abandoned United Mine Workers of America Hospital will be demolished within six months. The former hospital has been empty since 2001 and was repeatedly vandalized, with arson last year marking a persistent risk to the derelict building.
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West Frankfort
United Mine Workers of America Hospital
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