Whereas the status of the rights and freedoms for individuals working in the public sector to engage in collective bargaining under chapter 20 of the Iowa code is currently in question.Whereas the faculty of UNI have chosen to exercise their rights to engage in collective bargaining.Whereas the attached statement from the Chair of the Faculty affirms support for continuing the rights for individuals working in the public sector to engage in collective bargaining and opposes elimination or reducing the rights currently outlined in Chapter 20 of the Iowa code. 

Therefore it be resolved that the Faculty Senate endorse this statement in a show of support for the rights of all public sector workers in Iowa, including the faculty and staff at the University of Northern Iowa.