The process has begun.

Union obtains staff info from UK, seeks members - Ky Kernel Campus News

I think they ought to be more aggressive.

"They won a victory as UK staff because they talked about joining a union," McGowan said.

Yep.

McGowan also said the unioniz[ing] staffers want nothing but the best for UK, including achieving the goal of being a top 20 research institution.

I'm that way with my company too. It isn't necessarily an adversarial relationship.

"I'm not sure anything (will pacify them), Dippery said. "I think they are so caught up in their anger that they're not willing to let it go, unfortunately."

I think Dippery doesn't want to let go of his position of power.