Word: nlrb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard's allegation that in this May's union election workers were influenced by illegal union activities has brought into the spotlight the National Labor Relatioins Board (NLRB)--the federal panel which, in certifying all new unions, rules on such complaints. But some would say that in the many years of union organizing at Harvard, the board has always been a key player...
This year alone, the NLRB has been responsible for setting the election date for Harvard's campus-wide election, determining who could participate and running the election and counting ballots, in addition to hearing the University's complaints about the election...
...ruling by the NLRB on any of these mechanical questions can cast a long shadow. When the board ruled in 1984 that a union could not organize support staff in one area, but must expand its campaign to include the 3300 workers throughout the University, it meant a four-year delay until the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) could petition for a referendum...
...addition, according to the union, the process of appearing before the NLRB--no matter what the outcome--can be detrimental because of the delay. The longer it takes to resolve an appeal, the more it jeopardizes the union's base of support--which dissipates with time. The union and the University spent more than a year before the board in arguments that led to the 1984 decision...
...charges before the NLRB now are the most serious ever filed. The board is currently investigating the conduct of both sides in the May election, and will decide whether to nullify the results and call for a new election or simply affirm the results. The board could reach a decision within a month, or it could decide to conduct further hearings, postponing union certification for an indefinite time period...