The union, which represents non-tenure track faculty, is currently negotiating its third contract and organized the demonstration to demand higher wages.
In the first of a series of talks discussing “What Might Peace Look Like,” founding Faculty Director of the Chicago Forum on Free Inquiry and Expression professor Tom Ginsburg discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Salam Fayyad, who served as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2007 to 2013.
A pro-Palestine rally saw three protesters arrested and physical altercations between protesters and officers. Earlier, protesters locked Cobb Gate using a bike lock, and multiple police officers used pepper spray and batons. Protesters damaged UCPD vehicles and kicked at least one officer.
The Chicago Maroon reported live from UChicago United for Palestine's (UCUP) October 11 rally, which ended with the arrest of three protesters.
Protesters locked Cobb Gate, which stands at the entrance...
In an exclusive interview on October 2, co-Editors-in-Chief Kayla Rubenstein and Eva McCord and News Editor Tiffany Li spoke with University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos. In his autumn quarter...
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago concluded on Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the party's nomination. Two UChicago students were among the delegates who had cast...
Day three of the DNC featured a speech from vice-presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after high-profile figures, including former president Bill Clinton and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi,...
One hundred and twenty-five trades and supply chain workers at UChicago Medicine (UCM), represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73, ended their strike on Saturday, July 20, after...
The new Via program will allow students to request unlimited free rides in shared vans at night but has faced complaints about long wait times at other universities.
After over six months of stagnant negotiations, SEIU Local 73—which represents 125 building trades and supply chain workers at UChicago Medicine—voted to walk out unless an agreement is reached with UCM.
David O’Donnell died at the site, and Jeffrey Spyrka received medical attention at the intensive care unit at UCMed. The two ironworkers fell approximately nine stories after scaffolding separated at the structure’s corner during high winds.
