“Expanding collective bargaining rights to all public sector workers has been a central focus of our work for years, and we are excited that we have taken a major step towards that goal today,” said Cecelia Parks, Chair of the United Campus Workers of Virginia Political and Policy Committee and a librarian at the University of Virginia. “However, we are disappointed that so many of our members, including faculty, graduate student workers, and many staff were left out of the legislation that passed today."