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Three faculty and union members sit outside the ballot box on Tuesday afternoon taking strike votes and discussing their cause with other students and staff. Jill Waycie (left), Anna Kornbluh (middle), Malgorzata Fidelis (right).

After two days of voting, UICUF overwhelmingly voted in favor of an intent to strike on Wednesday, which was followed by an intent to strike filed with the school.

As UIC’s Faculty Union and Administration Cannot Agree On Contract Terms, Faculty Union Held Rally Thursday Jackson WentlandOctober 24, 2022 University of Illinois at Chicago United Faculty (UICUF) hold a rally outside Grant Hall. October 20, 2022. At noon Thursday, Oct. 20th, the University of Illinois at Chicago United Faculty (UICUF) held a rally outside…

If you weren’t aware, the U.S. classifies people of Middle East and/or North African descent as white. Yes, the U.S. Census defines white as “a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.” However, white privilege does not extend to Arabs and Arab Americans. Arabs and Arab Americans are routinely scrutinized and are common targets for racism, Islamophobia, and other forms of abuse.