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The University of Illinois at Chicago and its faculty union have reached a tentative agreement after more than two years of negotiations. The union, which represents 1,150 tenured and non-tenured faculty, has said that work life and conditions are much better under the new possible agreement, but refused to give details. The union and administration had difficulty reaching resolution on the issue of promotion opportunities for current, non-tenured faculty and pay raises for long-term faculty whose salaries are now less than those of new hires. If approved by the union members, as is recommended by leadership, the agreement will become the university?s first faculty contract.