U.S. Court of Appeals: Duquesne Adjuncts Can’t Unionize

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Jan. 28 that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has no jurisdiction over the university’s adjunct faculty. According to the ruling, the NLRB does not have the authority to approve an adjunct faculty union — a right the professors have been campaigning for since 2012. This decision, if upheld, could permanently douse unionization efforts at Duquesne. “The ruling by the Court of Appeals reaffirms what the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear for decades: That religious organizations like ours are exempt from regulation and intrusion by the federal government […]