Eastern Illinois University faculty and staff slated to strike Thursday: ‘We lose wages when we strike’

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Eastern Illinois University faculty and staff slated to strike Thursday: ‘We lose wages when we strike’
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Eastern Illinois University union members and university officials have been bargaining for more than a year.

"The Old Main" on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston is seen in May 2021.

“After our members saw the administration walk away from the table, we knew we had no choice but to move forward with a strike,” said EIU University Professionals of Illinois President Jennifer Stringfellow. “They managed to work out a deal for outgoing President Glassman to become the highest-paid professor on campus — with the lightest course load. Yet they won’t give the faculty and staff who work closely with students every day adequate compensation, even as they ask us to take on more work.

According to EIU UPI officials, the administration offered a four-year contract with a 3.75% raise in the first year, 3% in the second and third years and 2.25% in the last year.“I am disappointed by the administration’s decision to stop the process — we managed to narrow our differences down to less than $900,000 per year over the length of the contract,” Hung said. “In dollar amount, we are not that far apart.

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