Daily Egyptian Politics Editor

Undergraduate Student Government President Dave Vingren says USG must oppose the possibility of a strike by SIUC’s faculty union.

Vingren has written a resolution, which he will urge the Senate to pass at its meeting at 8 tonight, that states a strike by instructors could devastate students’ academic careers.

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This legislation comes from many conversations with many students who have varying feelings about the possibility of a faculty strike, he said. There is a mix of feelings about it, with some students thinking it’s a bluff, some having fears and some who are angered by the threat of a delayed graduation.

I know that when anybody threatens my date of graduation, I get angry. I don’t take it lightly.

Though the resolution opposes a strike, it does not support either of the negotiating parties. Vingren said the senate should not side with the administration or the faculty union until it has more information. In addition, it may be a while before USG will, if ever, take a side, Vingren said.

I don’t see any circumstance where we’ll be taking sides in the near future, Vingren said, especially since it’s summer and the senate will not meet until this fall.

Vingren said that while the topic may be controversial, the Senate likely will pass his resolution.

Unless they’ve been hearing different things from students than I have, they’ll pass it, he said.