Graduate student workers at University of Illinois-Chicago returned to classes Tuesday, ending a six-day strike with a marathon bargaining session that ended late Monday.
The Graduate Employee Organization Local 6297, which represents 1,500 grad students who work mostly as teaching and research assistants, said the union and UIC administration reached a tentative agreement just before midnight that includes a 16% pay increase over the life of the three-year contract. The raise will boost minimum pay to around $24,000 per year from $20,000.
