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AFSCME Rally

OU union protest in photos

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.

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Corinne Colbert
With a four-decade career spanning journalism, teaching, consulting, project management, and nonprofit communications and marketing, Corinne (she/her) brings deep and varied experience to local news leadership. A passionate advocate for small and rural newsrooms, Corinne was elected to the Institute for Nonprofit News Board of Directors in 2024 and has presented at several national journalism conferences and workshops. Corinne holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in film studies, both from Ohio University. A permanent resident of Athens County since 1996, she lives in Canaan Township with her husband, an Alexander High School graduate; their two college-student sons; and a miniature bull terrier named Grizzly.