Dive Brief:

• The University of Illinois at Chicago's faculty union has voted to authorize a strike.
• Mediation with the school's administration is continuing.
• Several steps would precede any strike, and state law requires 10 days' warning before a strike.

Dive Insight:

The UIC faculty union is relatively new; it was certified in July 2012. The union wants multiyear contracts, an increase in the minimum salary for full-time lecturers and a 3.5% raise for all faculty.