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Graduate students at private colleges can unionize - U.S. labor board
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:55pm EDT
Graduate students at private colleges can unionize - U.S. labor board
By Robert Iafolla
Columbia University graduate students who work as research and teaching assistants can form a union, the U.S. labor board ruled on Tuesday, opening the gates for graduate student organizing on private campuses all over the country.
On a 3-1 vote, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said that graduate students are employees who get organizing rights under federal labor law.
The NLRB's decision allows Columbia University research and teaching assistants to vote on whether they want to join a United Auto Workers affiliate.
The decision only applies to private colleges. Organizing rights for graduate students at public colleges depend on each state’s labor laws. Graduate students have formed unions in more than a dozen states.
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Graduate students at private colleges can unionize - U.S. labor board
By Robert Iafolla
Columbia University graduate students who work as research and teaching assistants can form a union, the U.S. labor board ruled on Tuesday, opening the gates for graduate student organizing on private campuses all over the country.
On a 3-1 vote, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said that graduate students are employees who get organizing rights under federal labor law.
The NLRB's decision allows Columbia University research and teaching assistants to vote on whether they want to join a United Auto Workers affiliate.
The decision only applies to private colleges. Organizing rights for graduate students at public colleges depend on each state’s labor laws. Graduate students have formed unions in more than a dozen states.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-unions-idUSKCN10Y1ZZ
