At the University of Illinois, Chicago, the union representing tenure - track faculty took the apparently unprecedented step of staging a 2 - day strike on 18 and 19 February, in which they demanded substantial raises for contingent faculty. (sciencemag.org)
Of those that received raises, 29 % were rewarded with an additional 10 - 14 % of their base salary and 18 % received substantial raises of between 20 - 50 %. (miningrecruitmentgroup.com)
A fairer plan, she told the paper, would give newer employees smaller increases, along with the chance to earn a more substantial raise with more experience. (businessinsider.com)