Illinois State University strike in UNITED STATES April 2026

The AFSCME Local 1110 president spoke at Friday's ISU Board of Trustees meeting. He said workers are glad to be back at work but are still upset ...

NORMAL, Ill. – The dedicated workers who keep Illinois State University running ended their four-week strike on May 6 after winning a robust new ...

AFSCME Local 1110, the union representing more than 300 building services, grounds, dining services and other ISU employees, said more than 95% of ...

... strikebreakers at higher wages than the striking employees. The union ... The workers went on strike on April 8, and the resolution of the ...

The union representing the more than 300 workers said over 95% of them approved the new contract.

Approximately 350 workers at Illinois State University returned to work on Wednesday, after ratifying a new contract agreement following a nearly ...

Union leaders said the deal secures fair pay and respect for workers, while also resolving disputes that led to the strike. As part of the settlement, ...

The contract agreement ends the longest strike in ISU's history for a single bargaining unit. Workers walked out on April 8. The long stalemate ...

NORMAL (25News Now) - The month-long strike by hundreds of Illinois State University employees have come to an end, with the union claiming ...

More than 300 workers at Illinois State University have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract following a nearly month-long strike.

ISU, striking workers reach tentative contract agreement after 12 hours of negotiations. Published: May 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM PDT|Updated: 13 hours ...

Illinois State University and the AFSCME union that represents buildings, dining and food service workers announced late Monday that they've ...

Key areas of disagreement included AFSCME's demand that union workers receive the same or greater pay increases than non-union employees, and whether ...

AFSCME has also taken the university to court, alleging it has hired strikebreakers to replace the striking workers. ISU has denied this. On Wednesday ...

ISU administrators said they're willing to negotiate in good faith with striking workers after Gov. JB Pritzker urged the two sides to return to ...

The second followed the UC's decision to deny employee benefits to workers absorbed by UC's acquisition of six Southern California hospitals. “Those ...

A judge denied a union request to bar the use of temporary workers during an ongoing strike at Illinois State University, allowing the university ...

Illinois State University can keep using contract employees to fill roles usually done by union workers who are on strike. McLean County Judge ...

Around 350 building, grounds, and dining workers with AFSCME went on strike April 8 after failing to reach a new contract. Pay (retroactive and future ...