George Washington University P/Timers Preparing for their Day in Court
GEORGE WASHINGTON (GW) University officials will face the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a federal hearing this fall, after administrators this summer refused to recognize a part-time faculty union on campus. On July 29, the NLRB filed a complaint against GW on the grounds of unfair labor practices on behalf of part-time professors who narrowly voted to form a union last October. Representatives of the Service Employees International Union Local 500, of which the part-time professors union would be a part, said the board sought a preliminary judgment from the court before the Oct. 31 hearing took place. “Normally […]