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...Richard B. Freeman, an economics professor who focuses on labor issues, said it was “absolutely likely” that Bush’s NLRB decision would be repealed. President-elect Barack Obama championed organized labor in his campaign, saying in April that “it’s time we had a president who doesn’t choke saying the word ‘union,’” according to remarks on Obama’s Web site...
...NLRB changes its ruling and allows students at private universities to unionize and be protected under the law, the University would have to think carefully about making sure students are happy,” Freeman said. “So far the university has done well at that...but with the budget crisis, the endowment going down, the University might think a little differently...
...NLRB] decision is reversed, that certainly gives us a leg to stand on,” Paulson said. “If we regained our status as workers at private institutions instead of apprentices, when we demonstrate a majority, the university would be required to recognize...
...card check” campaign. Under that approach, employers are allowed, but not required, to recognize unions once a majority of workers signs authorization forms. These “card checks” allow organizers to avoid holding elections through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—which Bonior blasted as “fraudulent, unfair, and unjust.” He warned that NLRB elections can be held up for years in appeals...
However, the university has repeatedly cited a 2004 decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that graduate students do not have the right to unionize and private universities have no obligation to collectively bargain...