TN Long at People’s World reports that more than 27,000 Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools (FCPS) Workers have won Union Elections for both of their Bargaining Units under the Fairfax Education Unions (FEU).  Around 14,000 Teachers and 13,000 Support Staff will now be represented by an alliance of the Fairfax County Locals of the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).  This win increases Union Density in Virginia by at least 15%, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The election victories were for the two Bargaining Units within the FEU: the Licensed Instructional Unit, covering all Workers requiring a license, such as Teachers, Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Librarians and Speech Language Pathologists; and The Operational Unit for Workers, such as various kinds of Assistants, Cafeteria Workers, Custodians, Transportation Workers and Front Office Staff. 

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