OU union protest in photos

By Corinne Colbert ● Government and Politics ● October 12, 2022 ● 16 Comments

Members of AFSCME Local 1699 rallied at the Alumni Gate on the Ohio University campus Sept. 23. The union drew attention to working conditions since the university laid off hundreds of custodians, cooks and other support personnel in 2020. Click the photos below to view our captioned photo gallery of the protest.

AFSCME Local 1699 President John Johnson

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Corinne Colbert

Corinne Colbert (she/her) worked for newspapers in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Martins Ferry, Marietta and Marysville, Ohio, before leaving journalism to work in nonprofit and freelance communications. She returned to the newsroom in June 2021 as editor of the Athens News but was suddenly fired in February 2022 for warning readers about deceptive advertising in the publication. Her tweets about her firing went viral and inspired a crowdfunding campaign that earned more than $18,000 to launch an independent nonprofit newsroom in Athens County.

A permanent resident of Athens County since 1996, Corinne served on the board of the Athens County Humane Society and led the West Elementary PTO for three years. She lives in Canaan Township with her husband, a graduate of Alexander High School and a U.S. Air Force veteran.