University of Wisconsin-La Crosse faculty says yes to union

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http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_456cd18c-40a0-11e0-89f3-001cc4c03286.html

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse faculty members Thursday approved forming a union, despite the prospect that state action soon could take away any collective bargaining rights gained from the move.

The faculty voted 249-37 to organize as part of the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin. The 286 ballots cast represented an 87 percent turnout.

The two-day vote would have been canceled had the state Legislature passed Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill, which calls for repealing collective bargaining rights that Wisconsin faculty and staff gained only two years ago.

UW-L faculty members said they weren't daunted by the threat of losing bargaining powers.

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More at the link, including pro-union statements from faculty and the chancellor.

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1. Close vote! ... 87% to 13%

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2. Will the NLRB toss it? They tossed Carroll University's Unionizing effort

Carroll is in Waukesha WI.

The trustees claimed that teachers were managers and not eligible, the NLRB agreed. And the Carroll faculty lost their union attempt.

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3. K&R

- Thanks Scott Walker for all you've done to help create this new union!!!