Faculty and academic staff from eight UW System campuses told a state Senate committee Monday at UW-Eau Claire they feel like second-class citizens because they are among the few workers in Wisconsin without the right to bargain collectively.
Twenty-one faculty, academic staff and students testified in favor of Senate Bill 353, which would give UW System faculty and academic staff the right to decide whether they want to collectively bargain. The public hearing was before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.