The new right to unionize for University of Wisconsin System faculty and staff has set the stage for a fight at the state level, as thousands of System employees could get assigned into specific unions without getting a chance to vote.
Several unions say they plan to petition a state agency to bring some 4,000 to 5,000 academic staff into their folds; whether they want to or not.
Some academic staff â?? employees like librarians, advisers, financial aid officers, researchers and many others â?? say they should have a voice on whether to join a union, a concern shared by the System.