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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Teach, Hit the Lab, Grade Some Papers and… Unionize? NLRB Rules That Private University Graduate Students Can Unionize

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/19/2023

Are PhD students at a private university who also teach courses and grade papers – tasks that are a part of their development but also certainly assist the university – employees who can unionize? The NLRB said yes for a...more

NLRB Paves the Way for Graduate Student Unions

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 3/17/2021

NLRB withdraws proposed rule intended to benefit private colleges and universities: The March 15, 2021 Federal Register contained an unwelcome surprise for private colleges and universities. The National Labor Relations Board...more

Proposed Rule Would Preclude Undergraduate and Graduate Students from Union Organizing

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 9/26/2019

On September 23, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that addresses the long-standing issue of whether undergraduate and graduate students who perform services for...more

NLRB Proposes Rule Excluding Private College and University Student Workers from NLRA Coverage

ArentFox Schiff on 9/25/2019

Upending recent precedent, the National Labor Relations Board, yesterday, proposed a rule that, if adopted, will exempt from the NLRB’s jurisdiction undergraduate and graduate students who perform services in connection with...more

Healthcare Employers Rejoice? Recent Shift In NLRB Decisions Impacts The Industry

Fisher Phillips on 2/5/2018

A new Republican majority took hold over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) at the end of 2017, leading to several significant labor decisions. Because the NLRB’s decisions and actions impact all industries, healthcare...more

The NLRB Recognizes Student-Employees: The Effect of Columbia University on Private Universities

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/14/2016

In August 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) held in a 3-1 decision that undergraduate and graduate student assistants at private colleges and universities are employees under Section 2(3) of the...more

NLRB Allows Student Assistants to Unionize, Signals Commitment to Expanding Its Reach

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/2/2016

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or “the Board”) reversed standing precedent and held that student assistants at private universities, including both graduate and undergraduate teaching and research...more

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