“Union Yes” in River Falls

Despite on-going political attacks from Gov. Walker, University of Wisconsin at River Falls faculty won union rights with AFT-Wisconsin today. 

In an overwhelming majority of votes, 148 to 16, workers said "yes" to union representation.  This makes five UW campuses, three since Gov. Walker’s anti-union legislation was introduce, to recently win collective bargaining rights. 

“What we’ve seen at UW-River Falls today is an extension of what we’ve seen across our state since Walker announced his disastrous bill,” stated Wes Chapin, a professor of political science and chair of his department.

“Our state is at a crossroads. Wisconsin has a long and proud history of fairness, integrity, and progressivism. The labor movement has been, and will continue to be, central to that history. Today, UW-River Falls faculty made a stand in preserving that history, and moving Wisconsin forward.”

According to Prof. Chapin, Gov. Walker’s budget repair bill galvanized the faculty’s resolve to form a union. “When it became clear that the governor’s extremist legislation had nothing to do with balancing the budget and everything to do with denying workers’ rights, UW-River Falls faculty realized the urgency in this vote. Together, we stood up, took notice, and turned out to vote.”

Prof. Chapin indicated that the UW-River Falls faculty union had no intention of backing down in the face of anti-collective bargaining legislation. According to Chapin, “Our strength cannot be legislated away. Our strength is, and always has been, our collective voice – a voice that is stronger than ever.”

UW faculty and academic staff were extended the right to collectively bargain in June of 2009. Since that time, faculty at four campuses – UW-Eau Claire, UW-Superior, UW-La Crosse, and UW-Stout – have voted in favor of collective bargaining representation.

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