Rare win for private college unions
Professors at Carroll College cast their ballots in February over whether they wanted a union. But when administrators raised legal objections, the ballots were impounded — and they were not counted until Wednesday, after a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board. Six months after they voted, professors found out that the union had carried the day, and the United Auto Workers would represent the faculty.
The NLRB’s ruling rejected Carroll’s arguments that its religious freedom would be hurt by a faculty union. The board questioned just how religious Carroll is, and said that the Presbyterian liberal arts institution did not provide evidence that collective bargaining would have any impact on religious expression.
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