URBANA, Ill. (AP) — About 500 University of Illinois faculty members plan to vote on a potential strike.
Members of the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition Local 6546 say that their negotiations with the university are not progressing after meetings with a federal mediator.
The union represents faculty members who are not part of the tenure system and are paid less than tenure-track faculty. It is trying to reach its first contract with the school after winning recognition a year and a half ago.
Dorothee Schneider is a history instructor and spokeswoman for the union. She tells The News-Gazette in Champaign that the union hopes members will authorize a potential strike to help break the deadlock when they vote over the next week.
University spokeswoman Robin Kaler says the university remains optimistic about a deal.
