URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Rain or shine union members were back at it to make their voices heard. And U of I students are feeling the impact of the building and food service workers being out here on the picket lines.
It’s day two of a strike for more than 700 workers. There’s no compromise on a contract yet. There was an offer made during yesterday’s mediation session. The union rejected it.
Pizza was brought in to make sure the protestors was fed. There were about 30 people gathered near the State Farm Center, but more protests are scattered across campus. Cars honked as they drove by encouraging the union members fighting for a higher wage.
“And we also have a lot of support through the students and through other unions,” SEIU President Melody Decker said. “So we have a lot of community support. It just gives we just want a living wage. We don’t expect nothing huge, nothing big. We just want to be able to live and be okay and not have to struggle for working at a top ten university.”
They believe the offers they have received so far don’t fulfill either of those requirements.
The U of I didn’t make a new statement today on the status of talks. Those continue on Thursday. As for the students trying to get food in dining halls there have been long lines because some smaller locations are closed. Some students weren’t able to eat, because the wait is too long, and they have to get to class.
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