UIC union faculty members walked off the job on Tuesday, calling for better base salaries and more investment in student mental health.
Union faculty members walked off the job on Tuesday, calling for better base salaries and more investment in student mental health."Once it gets to two or three weeks from now, that's when the semester starts to pick up. It could be really rough for us," said UIC sophomore Jack Chylak.Third year molecular biology major, 20-year-old Isabella Clarkson, worries about getting behind in her studies.
Members of UIC United Faculty took to picket lines earlier this week after their union and UIC failed to reach an agreement following several marathon bargaining sessions.The walkout doesn't include faculty from the colleges of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy or the school of law.
The union wants a 3-year deal and is demanding double-digit pay raises for both the first year of any contract.
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