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  "path": "/2026/04/02/university-of-alaska-staff-vote-to-unionize/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-03T01:01:01.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Government & Politics",
    "Alaska Graduate Workers Association",
    "Coalition of Alaska University Staff for Equity",
    "higher education employees union",
    "Jonathon Taylor",
    "UA staff",
    "union",
    "United Auto Workers",
    "University of Alaska"
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  "textContent": "University of Alaska staff announced a vote to form a union on Wednesday. The union would represent 2,300 permanent staff across the three universities and a dozen community campuses. Staff voted to form the union Coalition of Alaska University Staff for Equity, or CAUSE, which would be part of the national United Auto Workers union, […]",
  "title": "University of Alaska staff vote to unionize"
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