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Piedmont Hospital’s maintenance team unionized. What now?

WUGA | By Emma Auer
Published February 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST
Emma Auer

The sick and injured in Northeast Georgia often end up at the same place: Piedmont Athens Regional, a massive medical campus on Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia. In August, the maintenance team at Piedmont voted to unionize. WUGA's Emma Auer has more.

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Emma Auer
Emma Auer is an award-winning reporter who joined WUGA as a full-time producer in 2024. She is also a graduate student in UGA's Romance Languages Department, studying French and Spanish. She covers the breadth of Northeast Georgia stories, from Athens City Hall to Winterville farmers' markets. Emma's work has also been heard on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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