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Sep 16, 2008 2:16 pm US/Eastern

Employee Union Fights Campus Smoking Ban

HARRISBURG, Pa (AP) ― A Pennsylvania state employee union says it's fighting an outdoor smoking ban at the campuses of 14 state-owned universities and wants the system's administration to negotiate changes to the policy.

The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees says it filed a demand to bargain with the State System of Higher Education. The union represents about 2,500 maintenance, dining hall, skilled labor and clerical workers.

As of Tuesday, the system's faculty union hadn't decided yet whether to take any action.

A new state law bans smoking in most indoor spaces, including educational facilities, but the university system's chancellor has decided to go a step further and prohibit outdoor smoking on campus.

The new law took effect Thursday. University system administrators say it doesn't allow exceptions for unionized employees.




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