NLRB to Duquesne University: Recognize Your Adjunct Faculty Union

By Bill Schackner The United Steelworkers on Tuesday implored Duquesne University to stop resisting its now-organized adjunct faculty, buoyed by the latest National Labor Relations Board ruling that campus officials must recognize those members’ collective bargaining rights. The union called it sad that almost five years have passed since those part-time instructors voted in 2012 to form a union. “Duquesne needs to stop its legal maneuvering, acknowledge the results of the election and negotiate with its adjunct faculty for a fair contract,” said USW International president Leo Gerard. But Duquesne president Ken Gormley made it clear that the prolonged fight […]