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Reaching a first collective bargaining agreement covering a multitude of employment terms is always difficult and time consuming; all the more so in a complex academic environment.
The National Labor Relations Board determined that they belong in separate “bargaining units.”
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) establishes which subjects must be bargained over.
Unionization in the News
Ruthless labor exploitation? Generational betrayal? Understanding the job crisis in academia requires a look at recent history.
The New York Times
March 5, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board has moved to reverse a 2016 ruling that eased the way for organizing at private universities.
The New York Times
September 20, 2019
In 2018, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority gutted the capacity of such workers to collect union dues. Now, the public-sector unionization rate is falling faster than the private one — and organized labor is losing the class war in a rout.
The Intelligencer/New York Magazine
September 4, 2019