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Bricolage Academy teachers Leigh Topp (left) and Brittany Scofield stand outside the school following a vote in favor of unionization. May 28, 2021.
Bricolage Academy became the latest New Orleans charter school to unionize as an affiliate of the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO), following an official vote Friday morning. Sixty teachers cast ballots and 70 percent were in favor of forming a union.
The vote included the school’s full-time and part-time professional employees, including teachers, associate teachers, counselors and interventionists. That’s according to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw the election.
Non-professional employees, such as para-professionals, managers, supervisors and guards, were not eligible to vote. UTNO President Wanda Richardson said eight employees cast votes that were ultimately determined to be ineligible. Reporters were not permitted to watch the vote count.