Chicago State University faculty strike after months of unsuccessful negotiations Where there is people there is power

CHICAGO — The Chicago State University chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois stood on the picket lines Monday after almost a year of negotiating for better wages. More than 70 union members held green and white signs with the words “on strike for a fair contract” at 95th Street and King Drive in Chicago. “We are here until we get a fair contract,” said CSU UPI Chapter President Valerie Goss. “I feel a little frustrated and disappointed that we were not able to get the administration to provide us with a fair contract, but in terms of the energy…