As detailed in a May 24, 2010 article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, there is a currently a nationwide push underway to encourage out-of-work adjuncts to file for Unemployment Insurance between semesters.
Following are a list of resources, compiled by Chicago COCAL, to help should you decide to file:
- Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Contingent Faculty
- A Supplement, for Illinois applicants, to Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Contingent Faculty – This is an FAQ with specific advice on how to file in Illinois and what to expect in the interview. It has links to the application form itself so you can prepare in advance and to other information.
- Unemployment Insurance. Stage 1: Filing and Interview – This is a form to collect data (contact info, when/where you filed, etc.) from those who are participating by filing for unemployment. Information is power, so we (COCAL) need to know as much as possible about who’s filing and what happens. This is a PDF form that you can print out, fill in and send back to us (instructions on the form). Or, if you want to do this electronically…
- Online Form for Stage 1 – Available on the COCAL website, you can fill this out online and send it directly to COCAL via email.
- Advice for Appealing – At the request of some of the organizers and the IEA Higher Education Council, the IEA legal department developed this (PDF) document with advice on how to appeal if your claim is denied.