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Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Professor Mark Wood speaks during the United Campus Workers of Virginia rally Jan. 17 at the Capitol Square Bell Tower in Richmond, advocating for collective bargaining rights and reduced financial burdens for campus workers.

Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Professor Mark Wood speaks during the United Campus Workers of Virginia rally Jan. 17 at the Capitol Square Bell Tower in Richmond, advocating for collective bargaining rights and reduced financial burdens for campus workers.

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Campus workers lobby for collective bargaining rights, free speech on campus

Over the past year, Kristin Reed, a career educator at Virginia Commonwealth University, has witnessed the university’s board of visitors vote to increase tuition after it laid off a record number of faculty members and increased class sizes, in addition to eliminating racial literacy general education requirements.