University of Chicago Must Bargain With Student Employees (1)

The University of Chicago must bargain with the union representing the part-time student employees in its library, and the NLRB didn’t have to consider the college’s evidence to the contrary, the Seventh Circuit said Dec. 17.

The university argued that the student employees were ineligible to bargain because they are temporary employees who don’t manifest a sufficient interest in their employment terms and conditions, and challenged the National Labor Relations Board’s decision not to accept its evidence on the issue.

Under prevailing board law, short-term student employees may collectively bargain, and the board isn’t obliged to receive evidence to support ...