The tentative agreement reached by the GEO-AFT with the University of Illinois Chicago would mean further economic devastation for grad student workers.
A mood of growing frustration is building among university faculty and grad student workers throughout the University of Illinois system, centered on the surging cost of living and eroding incomes.
The striking UIC grad workers are determined to win a livable wage, university-paid health care coverage for their family members, and a reduction in onerous student fees, which can eat up entire paychecks.