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April 14, 2026

Teach-Out & Higher Education 
April 16, 2026
​More information and registration.

Tell Chancellor Gooch to Bargain a Fair Contract with UIS Staff and Faculty!

Can't join the picket line help and Send a letter now.


UIS needs to respect the workers who keep the school running | Opinion
April 14, 2026 
 

I’ve worked as a building service worker at the University of Illinois Springfield for seven years. I take pride in what I do. My job is to make sure students walk into clean classrooms, that buildings are safe, and that the campus runs the way it should. Some may think it’s not glamorous work, but it’s essential.

 

I’m also a proud husband and a father of two ... But that’s not always possible. Like many support staff at UIS, I have to work a second job just to make ends meet. Read more


Keep Up the good work 
There has been a lot going on and it seems overwhelming.  Take time for selfcare too.  It's important to peacefully protest and equally important to take care of yourself.

It is important to keep up the pressure and run for local office!

Every phone call, letter, email, and postcard help keep the issues before our representatives.

The pressure is working, keep up the good work.

UPI@WIU post, letter, & photos
Students, Staff and faculty walking picket line at UIS Springfield, Illinois

April 14, 2026

Higher education budget chair calls the UIS faculty strike "unnecessary"

Sean Crawford, NPR Illinois
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A high-ranking legislator who chairs a committee that oversees state funding to colleges and universities said the University of Illinois Springfield administration should do more to end the ongoing faculty strike.
Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, appeared at a rally with striking faculty on Wednesday morning. Ford, who also serves as Chairman of the Illinois House Higher Education Appropriations Committee, said he was meeting with Chancellor Janet Gooch to encourage her to meet with the union members and settle the strike.
Read the entire article here.

See video on UIS United Faculty FB here,
and see the speakers here.
The FB page is being updated with more speakers so keep check the UISUF FB page.


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April 14, 2026 

Fair Contract Now! Make no mistake: UIS administrators forced this strike!

Make no mistake: UIS administrators forced this strike!
Over 10 hours of contract negotiations yesterday, the administration made no serious effort to settle a fair contract. Instead, they wasted hours "caucusing," delivered "supposals" that came with ultimatums, backtracked on previously agreed proposals, and outright refused to negotiate mandatory subjects of bargaining. We're tired of being jerked around!
FAIR CONTRACT NOW!





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