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UW-La Crosse faculty OKs union representation

Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse have voted overwhelmingly to join a union. Thursday?s vote was 249-37 in favor of union representation through AFT-Wisconsin, a statewide labor federation affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. The vote comes amid daily protests at the Wisconsin Capitol over legislation to strip most public employees of their collective bargaining rights.