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Following a recommendation by their coordinating committee, members of the Indiana Graduate Worker Coalition – United Electrical Workers (IGWC-UE) voted against striking Monday.
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From the picket line Friday, more than 100 workers were striking to demand a wage increase that accounts for rising health insurance costs after the company’s final 2-year contract proposal included a 50-cent raise.
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Following a five-day strike, the university and the union reached a new deal.
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Details won’t be released until the membership begins voting on the contract in the coming days. What is known is that it’s a four-year deal with raises taking place in years one through three.
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Before hitting the picket line, the faculty union had been working without a contract since August 31 when its old contract expired. The two sides remain at odds over pay and health care benefits.
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The EMU faculty union said 91% of its members voted Tuesday night to go on strike. A university spokesman accuses the faculty union of voting to “walk out” on EMU students one week into the fall semester.
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More than 500 tenured and tenure-track faculty at EMU have been working without a contract since August 31.
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Earlier this month, IU’s Task Force on Graduate Education recommended raising pay and eliminating fees. The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition heralded the decision as a victory, but say without union recognition from the trustees, the strike is likely to resume this fall.
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After two resolutions were passed at a historic special meeting of the Bloomington Faculty last night, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition (IGWC-UE) voted with a 78% majority to suspend the strike until Sept. 26.
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The IU Graduate Workers Coalition gathered Friday to bring their strike to incoming students touring campus.