Dani Kington at The Athens County Independent reports nearly 800 Ohio University Faculty will soon be part of a Union, following a years-long Organizing Campaign and an election that saw more than 70% of participating Faculty vote to Unionize. Of 795 eligible Faculty, 642 cast ballots in the election, according to a ballot tally by the State Employee Relations Board. Of those who voted, 453 cast ballots in favor of Unionization, while 189 voted against. One ballot was void. “I am so proud to be part of OU Faculty coming together to vote ‘yes’ for our Union,” Rachel Terman, an Associate Professor in Sociology, said in a press release from United Academics of Ohio University, the Faculty Union. “I am looking forward to a Faculty Union that works with the administration to do what is best for students, faculty and higher education in Ohio and particularly Southeast Ohio.”

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