2023-2025 IFO/MinnState Contract Settlement Information

HIGHLIGHTS

Salary Increases

total base salary increase = 10.3%

FY24 (Academic Year 2023-2024):

• 5% total increase for tenured, probationary, and fixed term appointments:

  • 2.6% across-the-board increase; plus

  • 1 step increase (2.4%) for returning faculty.

• 5% increase for adjunct and community faculty

  • From $1,645 to $1,727 per credit.

• HRA employer contribution increased from $800 to $1000 (effective January 2024)

• Two additional steps at the top of the salary schedule.

• Increase the maximum step for Instructors from 20 to 22.

FY25 (Academic Year 2024-2025):

• 5.3% total increase for tenured, probationary, and fixed term appointments:

  • 2.9% across-the-board increase; plus

  • 1 step increase (2.4%) for returning faculty.

• 5.3% increase for adjunct and community faculty:

  • from $1,727 to $1,819 per credit.

• Additional one step at the top of the salary schedule.

Hyflex/Multi-modal Overload Pay

• Beginning spring semester 2024, faculty teaching hyflex/multi-modal courses will receive one credit of load or overload for each course (at the university’s discretion); hyflex/multi-modal courses are defined as in-person instruction with an online component that is synchronous and/or asynchronous.

• IFO and MinnState will convene a joint Taskforce to assess hyflex/multi-modal teaching assignments. The Taskforce will issue a report and recommendations by October 1, 2026.

• The terms of this pilot provision are set to expire on August 15, 2027.

Professional Study and Travel Funds Reimbursement increases

• U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Department of Defense rates will no longer apply.

• Meals will be reimbursed at 1.25 times the State of Minnesota Managerial Plan rate. Pending legislative approval, new rates will be:

  • $13.75 for breakfast,

  • $16.25 for lunch,

  • $23.75 for dinner, for a

  • $53.75 daily per diem

• Lodging will be reimbursed at the actual cost.

Professional Development increases

• Professional Improvement Funds available for faculty in tenured, probationary, and fixed term appointments to increase from $680,000 to $800,000 (Article 19, Section A, Subd. 3).

• Professional Improvement Funds available for community faculty to increase from $68,000 to $75,000 (Article 10, Section J, Subd. 4b).

• Professional Improvement Funds available for adjunct faculty to increase from $80,000 to $90,000 (Article 19, Section A, Subd. 4).

Tuition Waiver Expansion

Tuition waiver is expanded to MinnState 2-year institutions for spouse/domestic partner and dependent children up to 18 credits (of the total 30 credits of waiver per academic year).

Disability advocacy

• NEW Section E, Subd. 1 Reasonable Accommodation Requests

  • The university may create and use a form to document a request for reasonable accommodations where the need for accommodation is not obvious; the form may not contain a general release of medical records.

• NEW Section E, Subd. 2  Union Representation During Reasonable Accommodation Process

  • A union representative may accompany faculty throughout the reasonable accommodation and related appeal processes.

• NEW Section E, Subd. 3 

  • The university’s response to an accommodation request is not grievable.

additional resources

• Click here to read the IFO Operating Procedures section on contract ratification.

• Click here to read the full text of the language changes.

• Click here to see the new reimbursement rates.