Representatives from the Village of Flossmoor presented a plan to use land near Heather Hill School to help alleviate flooding of the Flossmoor Road viaduct at the May 22 District 161 Board of Education meeting. The plan would include the creation of a stormwater detention basin on park district land[Read More…]
Author: Chris Weber
District 161 renews bus contract; recognizes teachers and students
Flossmoor School District 161 renewed the transportation contract with Kickert School Bus Lines at the Monday, May 8, meeting. The contract for 2023-2024 includes a 6.5% increase over the last agreement. This adjustment comes after significant increases in the 2022-2023 academic year. It does not reflect the two or three[Read More…]
Parker teachers voice concerns over student behavior and crowded hallways
Several teachers from Parker Junior High School brought their safety concerns to the District 161 school board meeting on May 8. Their comments focusing on safety concerns stemming from student behavior and overcrowding prompted Superintendent Dana Smith to offer a meeting with the educators. The board also approved new positions[Read More…]
GSU administration, faculty finalize new 3-year contract
After months of negotiations, unionized faculty and staff at Governors State University have a new three-year contract, but not without a bit of acrimony. Members of the University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100, GSU Chapter voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement for the years 2022-2025. The union members[Read More…]
Strike suspended as GSU, union reach tentative agreement
Governors State University and the University Professionals of Illinois (UPI) representing GSU faculty and staff reached a tentative contract agreement Monday night. The deal resulted in suspension of the strike that began a week ago. “We’re relieved that we’ve come out of this process with a contract that addresses workload[Read More…]
GSU president answers questions about strike
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…]
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…]