In Close Vote, Faculty Members at UConn Health Center Form a Union

Faculty members at the University of Connecticut Health Center voted this week by a two-vote margin, 223 to 221, to unionize, the Hartford Courant reports. This is the first vote on the issue since the faculty twice defeated union bids, in 1999 and 2000, and some observers feel the affirmative vote demonstrates a growing uncertainty about the future of faculty job security.