The union representing more than 400 graduate teaching assistants at Illinois State University plan on staging a “silent protest” Thursday, ahead of a planned strike authorization vote early next month.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
ISU Opts Out of Last Four Games
A day after Illinois State picked up its first win of the season, the team announces it’s opting out of the rest of the spring season.… MORE
ISU graduate teaching assistants say contract talks enter ‘strike readiness’ phase
The union representing more than 400 graduate teaching assistants at Illinois State University said it’s entering a “strike readiness” phase because the university and union are far from reaching agreement on a first contract.… MORE
ISU’s Dietz plans for ‘traditional’ fall semester thanks to COVID vaccine
Illinois State University is planning for a much more traditional semester next fall with students returning to the classroom instead of taking most or all of their classes online.… MORE
ISU teaching assistants picket over contract negotiations
A few dozen students, many of them ISU graduate teaching assistants, gathered at the corner of College Avenue and School Street on Friday afternoon.… MORE
ISU tabs Kyle Brennan as school’s next Athletics Director
Illinois State University will have a new athletic director next school year.… MORE
Free on-campus COVID testing available next month for ISU employees
Illinois State University is offering free COVID-19 testing for its employees starting January 11.… MORE
ISU governing board to vote on $1.25 million contract for more COVID testing, decide if outside firm should help find next president
Illinois State University’s governing board is scheduled to meet Saturday morning to extend the school’s contract with a COVID-19 test provider, and also plan for its future without retiring President Larry Dietz.… MORE
ISU students living on campus must be tested for COVID-19 when they return after the holidays
COVID-19 testing is required of all Illinois State University students living on campus when they return after the holidays to start the spring semester.… MORE
ISU AD: Fans indoors looking unlikely
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons says it’s highly unlikely fans will not be allowed in the stands at indoor events next year.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…