Tag: graduate student worker unions

NLRB Higher Education Union Election Data for 2023

During calendar year 2023, union organizing continued to rise at institutions of higher education. Data from the National Labor Relations Board on union organizing show that 31.2% of all private-sector workers who successfully unionized in 2023 were employed by institutions of higher education. Public institutions also saw considerable union activity, though this is not reflected... View Article

HR and the Courts

Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of some labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira: University Volleyball Coaches Lose Age and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Termination Lawsuit The University of Delaware’s head women’s volleyball coach (age 55) and 56-year-old... View Article