A wave of labor actions swept through Illinois public universities at various times this month. The strikes shared common factors — instructors feel overworked and underpaid in conditions that lead to diminished outcomes for students. BlackVoicesWTTW
While agreements have been reached at all three schools, faculty members said the strikes shared some common factors — namely, instructors feel overworked and underpaid in conditions that lead to diminished outcomes for their students.
Bob Bruno, professor and director of the labor education program at the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations, said some of the underlying financial issues date back years. “The student mental health need also relates as well to the student emotional need, their ability to be able to speak with faculty,” Goss said. “They consult with us. The first person that they turn to generally are the faculty, they turn to the folks that they trust.
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