Faculty at three universities in illinois are now on strike, calling for more pay and better working conditions.Educators at Governors State University walked out on Tuesday, becoming the third state university to be on strike.
Union members here called for a strike last week after a bargaining session ended with no deal. They're asking for a pay raise and have been at the table for more than a year. "We've been below the cost of living for a long, long time and then when you have high, high inflation, it gets to be too much and everybody can relate to going to the grocery store or having your rent go up or trying to get out and get a car and looking what the interest rates are now," professor Steve Wagner said. "We are under those same kinds of conditions of living and we just want a fair cost of living adjustment.
Chicago State University faculty also waiting on a deal. Faculty walked off the job last week, after nearly a year of bargaining over workload and pay.
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for the high inflation. I didn't want to shut everything down for Covid. I didn't want to pay people to stay home.
'We've been below the cost of living for a long, long time and then when you have high, high inflation...' Welcome to the club, get a Summer job.
yes, let's go strike. when you see pilots get 100% salary increase, police get 100%, ... instructors get nothing, it is time to strike!!!
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