Seattle U Says It Will Challenge Adjunct Union Vote

Seattle University is challenging the recently announced results of an election in favor of a part-time faculty union. The union election took place in 2014, but ballots were impounded as the university challenged the rights of its adjuncts to bargain collectively. It argued that its Roman Catholic affiliation put it outside the jurisdiction of the NLRB, but a major 2014 board decision in favor of an adjunct union bid at Pacific Lutheran University opened the door to adjunct unions at religious institutions.