Campus Protester Arrests Draw Labor Charges as Unions Cry Foul

Unions representing students at universities roiled by campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas war are starting to file unfair labor practice charges over the educational institutions’ response to the unrest.

The students, who work in a variety of positions such as teaching and research assistants, are demanding accountability for what they say is unlawful repression of their right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act, following college administrators seeking or allowing the arrests of thousands of students and other protesters within the last two weeks.

The actions come amid pro-Palestinian encampments on at least 100 college campuses across the ...