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Our thanks to Mr. Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, for his letter of support. And thanks to all members of other unions and chapters for their help in passing on the news. It’s greatly appreciated.
Here’s the link Tim refers to in his message below.
http://act.aflcio.org/c/227/p/dia/action3/common/public/…

For University and College Faculty, It Is Deja Vu All Over Again!
Extreme House Republicans are trying to eliminate faculty unions in Ohio! Late last week, the Ohio House of Representatives included eight anti-union provisions in the state Budget, Sub. H.B. 64. Among these is a provision in the that would reclassify faculty at all of Ohio’s public State Universities as “Managers” and strip them of their collective bargaining rights.
This bill is a shameless attempt by lawmakers to pass pieces of SB5, which voters overwhelmingly rejected in 2011. Tell your state house representatives and let them know that we don’t want another SB5!
Click here to send a letter to your State Representative urging them to remove this provision.
We need our university faculty to have the ability to join a union and have a voice at the table of Ohio’s colleges and universities because they will speak to the student’s needs, not the bottom line of the institution.
Please take action because taking the voice away from university and college faculty is taking a voice from the students who attend these institutions.
Click here to send a letter to your State Representative urging them to remove this provision.
In Solidarity,
Tim
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Tim Burga
President, Ohio AFL-CIO
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