Inside Higher Ed: Delicate Debate on Unionization
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that is seen as the top legislative priority for organized labor this year is attracting attention and some opposition from college leaders.
The bill would generally make it easier for unions to be formed at private employers, including private colleges. The legislation wouldn’t affect who could unionize, so rulings by courts and the National Labor Relations Board that have stifled organizing of faculty members and graduate students at private institutions wouldn’t be affected. But where organizing drives are permitted and active — for example of custodial and clerical workers and of adjuncts — the legislation would help unions.
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