Following an all-night bargaining session, negotiators with the University of Illinois and the union representing graduate workers on the Urbana campus have reached a tentative contract agreement.
The Graduate Employees’ Organization - or GEO - announced the news on social media earlier today.
They’re calling on members to meet at the Urbana Independent Media Center for a ratification vote today. A second vote set for tomorrow could bring an end to the 11-day strike.
Speaking on "The 21st," GEO co-president Marilia Correa says she was happy to hear the news:
“I trust our bargaining team, if they think it’s worth it calling a GEO general membership meeting, I’m really happy about it - and we can close this chapter in the GEO’s history.”
No details of the agreement have been released. The GEO tweeted that pickets for today have been suspended. But if the contract is not ratified, the strike will continue.