![Picketers strike in front of Old Main for day four of not being in the classrooms to protest for a fair contract Tuesday afternoon.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/strike_02_AT-1-900x600.jpg)
Strike Day 5: Students, community members join Eastern’s union in striking
Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor
• April 12, 2023
![Tatiana Stringer, a sophomore health adminstration major, supports the faculty striking for a fair contract by joining them at the picket lines and yelling into the speaker phone Wednesday afternoon in front of Old Main.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/strike_04_TJ-900x600.jpg)
EIU-UPI strike impacts the community
Adriana Hernadez-Santana, Junior Feature Editor
• April 12, 2023
![A EIU-UPI member blew her whistle lowdly towards Old Main to be heard by administration in their offices.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/strike_05_MK-900x600.jpg)
Strike Day 3: EIU-UPI reacts to Friday’s negotiation meeting
Madelyn Kidd and Cam'ron Hardy
• April 10, 2023
![Associate Professor in the biological sciences department Eloy Martinez is joined by his nine-year-old daughter Amelia Martinez who wanted to help her dad during the second day of picketing for a fair contract Friday morning. Amelia is homeschooled and her dad said his daughter wanted to come out and learn, and added it would be a good lesson in social justice.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Strike_06_MK_O-1-900x600.jpg)
Strike Day 2: EIU-UPI picketing a ‘family affair’
Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor
• April 7, 2023
![Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Padgett_O-900x600.jpg)
COLUMN: What do we do now?
Will Padgett, Columnist
• April 7, 2023
![Students, community members and members of other campus unions picketed alongside members of the EIU-UPI during their strike at Old Main.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Strike_06_mK_O-900x600.jpg)
Students picket with EIU-UPI in strike
Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor
• April 6, 2023
![Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Headshot_Jonas_Horizontal_O-900x632.jpg)
COLUMN: I want a refund
Trent Jonas, Columnist
• March 27, 2023
![Laura McLaughlin, Eastern’s general counsel, and Amie Calvert the director of office employee and labor relations leave Booth Library after hearing the University Professionals of Illinois team’s demand to bargain in regards to wages Monday afternoon.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22-03-21_UPI_05_RL_O-900x608.jpg)
‘Struggle’ to get faculty union contract signed
Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief
• May 19, 2022
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