After ten days of striking, ten months of bargaining, and years of state budget cuts, the Chicago State University union has reached a tentative agreement to better the future of the South Side school.
Members of the Eastern Illinois University union came to a tentative agreement with the university administrators Thursday, while unions at Chicago State University and Governors State University remain on strike. Unions at the three Illinois public universities went on strike in early April after contract negotiations with their respective administrations fell through, primarily over increasing.