While picketing continued outside, Governors State University President Cheryl Green and members of the administration held a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, April 12, to answer questions and dispute some charges made by striking members of the University Professionals of Illinois. Green denied the administration team had walked away from[Read More…]
Author: Chris Weber
Picketing, rally mark start of strike by GSU faculty and staff
Faculty and staff at Governors State University went on strike on Tuesday, April 11. The action comes after negotiations that began last summer stalled. Union members picketed near the university’s main entrance and then rallied outside of the university’s administrative offices. They were joined by fellow members of University Professionals[Read More…]
GSU faculty, staff prepare to strike Tuesday
After months of bargaining, members of the GSU chapter of University Professionals of Illinois (GSU-UPI) are ready to increase the volume and call more attention to their efforts. GSU-UPI members have scheduled a rally and are prepared to join two other Illinois universities in a labor strike this week. A[Read More…]
Faculty and staff authorize strike against GSU
Governors State University’s faculty and staff union (GSU UPI) voted overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike if a new contract agreement cannot be reached. The vote comes after nine months of negotiations, mediation and little progress at the bargaining table. Many GSU UPI members have continued working to serve[Read More…]
GSU faculty and staff continue working without contracts as negotiations bog down
Special to the Chronicle The fall semester at Governors State University is nearing its end, but negotiations between the administration and the union representing faculty and staff seem to be far from conclusion. GSU’s members of University Professionals of Illinois (GSU-UPI), Local 4100, have been bargaining for a new contract[Read More…]
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