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Best Buddies: Basketball and Bags is an event held in McAfee gym on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Best Buddies is an event held weekly where adults around the community come to McAfee Gym and play basketball. Not only do they simply play basketball, but they also learn the game. The participants learn...

The union has said 92% of its membership voted in favor of the proposed contract from university administration.

A new, strike-ending contract for Eastern Illinois Universitys faculty and academic support union is set for a vote of the universitys board of trustees, following its formal approval by union

Charleston, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Members of the EIU University Professionals of Illinois (EIU UPI, IFT Local ...

The tentative contract agreement will next go before the EIU Board of Trustees for a vote.

Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, EIU-UPI, voted to ratify and approve Eastern’s final contract offer by 92 percent on Tuesday. EIU-UPI and Eastern’s administration have been negotiating for a new contract since March 21, 2022. They have been working without a contract since Aug. 31. EIU-UPI represents roughly 450 employees on campus including...

Jennifer Stringfellow, the associate director in special education, as well as the president of the Eastern’s UPI chapter, has been selected for College of Education Person of the Year.  Coming to her as a surprise, Stringfellow said that she was not prepared for the nomination in the slightest. Hearing about her winning was a shock...

After isolating striking faculty and staff, University Professionals of Illinois union sent workers back to campuses before they had voted on tentative agreements and without releasing contract details.

Photo caption:Strikers march on April 3 at the campus of Chicago State University. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams

Governors State, Chicago State and EIU faculty have all ended their strikes