The University Professionals of Illinois had a strategic planning meeting Monday during a luncheon to work toward objectives for the union.

“We’ve got lots of business to do with the contract settled,” said UPI President Charles Delman. “This is a long-term planning process.”

The union’s long-term objectives include increasing and maintaining membership, increasing and maintaining members’ democratic participation in decision-making, increasing and maintaining members’ activism, enforcing strong contracts and assessing the performance of the union.

Kraig Wheeler, chemistry professor attended the luncheon with other faculty from his department.

“There were some issues that people would have liked to have resolved a little earlier,” Wheeler said about the recently signed UPI contract. “In the end, people have been fairly happy.”

Delman thanked the negotiating team members for their help and work during contract negotiations with the administration.