The Heartland Adjunct Faculty Association, Local 6077, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO has recently received a favorable ruling on an arbitration case that it entered in with Heartland Community College District 540.
"The employer violated Article VIII, Sec. 8.2. (Rights as a Citizen. The Board recognizes the right of the individual Faculty Member to speak or write as a citizen, to engage in community affairs and political activities, and to express opinions free from institutional censorship or discipline...) and
Article II, Section 2.3 (Right to Join. The Board and the Association recognize the every Faculty Member shall have the right to join or refrain from joining the Association without discrimination. Membership in the Association shall not be a condition of employment, nor shall the college discriminate in hiring or promotional opportunities or otherwise because of membership and/or participation in activities of the Association.) when it failed to hire or promote the Grievant to an available full time faculty position in the Art Department.