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After HUCTW won the support staff election by anarrow 44-vote margin, the University charged theunion with illegal electioneering, and asked theNLRB to overturn the election and hold a secondvote. The University charged organizers withillegal list-keeping, surveillance and campaigningtoo near the polls and discriminatorytransportation to the polling areas...
...decides not to appeal the decision, theunion will be certified, and contract negotiationsshould begin by the end of the year. However, ifthe University does appeal, the union's fate couldbe tied up in court for several more years whilethe five-member National Labor Relations Board(NLRB) reviews the judge's decision...
Only 500 people attended a HUCTW rally lastweek, compared to more than 700 at a Februaryrally and 650 in May. Publicity for the rally wasnotably toned down, with fewer posters aroundcampus. At Lamont Library, typically one of theunion's strongholds, there was not a single sign...
...labor experts said this week that HUCTW'sgrassroots campaign--which involved one-on-onemeetings between employees and organizers,lunchtime discussion groups and a core of 18full-time organizers who talked every day withemployees--may have reignited interest in theunion...
...What we're demanding is that the Universitynot pressure its employees to vote against theunion," Ladin said, adding that the protest wasnot in favor of either side in the election...