UIS unions call contract offers "disappointing" as they request mediation

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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford

Published October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM CDT

Two unions negotiating with the University of Illinois Springfield for new contracts call the lack of progress "staggering." They want a mediator to get involved.

Unions representing UIS staff and tenure and tenure-track faculty began bargaining with the school in June. But the units said the university only put forth financial offers in recent days and called them disappointing.

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