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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Nader Issa

UIC faculty strike continues as chancellor says ‘financial constraints’ holding back agreement

Stephanie Muñoz-Navarro, a nontenure-track lecturer who teaches Spanish, chants during a strike outside the University of Illinois Chicago’s Student Center East in the Little Italy neighborhood, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Administrators and striking faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago both reported progress in contract talks that went late Friday. It’s the first note of productive discussions since the strike began on Tuesday. 

Administrators cited movement on several issues, including minimum salary increases and the length of the contract. Negotiations are scheduled to resume Sunday afternoon. 

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