ISU Workers Strike Continues with No New Negotiations Scheduled

ISU workers strike continues with no new negotiations scheduled

Illinois State University workers are in their third week of striking with no additional bargaining sessions scheduled, as the union and ISU bargaining teams remain at an impasse over wages and other issues.

Strike: AFSCME workers at Illinois State University hold the line

NORMAL, Ill.—The workers of Illinois State University’s (ISU) American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1110 went on strike April 8 and are now entering their third week on the picket line as the administration has refused to negotiate after the federal mediator brought both back to the table April 15. While the union went in ready to negotiate and had a compromise prepared, university administrators refused to…