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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Teachers in the CITY charter school network voted to unionize, making it the second charter school in Arizona to do so.<\/p>\n

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Eighty percent of teachers voted to unionize on Tuesday, May 19. They represent the network\u2019s five campuses, which are located in downtown Tucson.<\/p>\n

Teachers first brought the idea to the board last year. The board rejected the idea and hired lawyers to fight back. After months of organizing, the board said yes, and teachers held a vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we don\u2019t get to have a say in what decisions are being made that impact us, it\u2019s really a hard pill to swallow,\u201d said City High teacher Haley Odom.<\/p>\n

Teachers say organizing brought the community<\/b><\/h3>\n

John Sax, a math educational assistant, said teachers were worried after initially hearing from the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a letter stating there was going to be pushback, and as a staff, we were all pretty worried and scared,\u201d Sax said.<\/p>\n

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools reports that around 10% of charter schools have unions. In Arizona, less than 1% of charter schools are unionized. Of the 520 charter schools in the state, only one was unionized before City did.<\/p>\n

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City teachers will join the BASIS teachers\u2019 union, the only other charter school union in Arizona. The City school board declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Teachers said the union will benefit students.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to have our voices heard towards the board and collectively bargain means we\u2019re going to be able to have better resources for our students, have better opportunities for our students,\u201d said Keegan Adams, a City Middle humanities teacher.<\/p>\n

Odom said parents noticed a difference this year as teachers organized.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten a lot of feedback from parents that have said that, in their opinion, this has been the best year as far as their child\u2019s experience in the classroom,\u201d Odom said.<\/p>\n

The vote happened on the same day as the City High graduation.<\/p>\n

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