National NLRB Denies SEIU Appeal
July 18, 2014 – The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed all charges of unfair labor practices against the University. SEIU had filed six Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the University. The regional office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) investigated and dismissed these charges. The SEIU then filed an appeal on one of these charges with the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., delaying the ballot count. Now that all ULP charges have been dismissed and the appeals process has been exhausted, the impounded ballots can be counted.
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SEIU Appeals NLRB's Decision
May 5, 2014 – We have just learned that on April 28, 2014, the SEIU filed an appeal to the Regional Director’s dismissal of one of the unfair labor practice charges previously filed against the University. The appeal was filed with the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, DC. It may take a month or more before the Board responds to SEIU’s appeal. As a result of the SEIU making this appeal—the ballots will remain impounded.
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NLRB Dismisses All ULP Charges
April 16, 2014 – The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed all six of the unfair labor practice (ULP) charges that the union filed against the University — in their entirety. The Board concluded that the Union’s allegations have no merit. This decision confirms that the University ran a fair and lawful communications effort.
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Election Continues To Be On Hold
April 7, 2014 – On February 7, 2014 — one week into the voting period — the Union asked the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board to block the pending election. On February 21, the Region granted that request and impounded the ballots that had been submitted by adjunct faculty members. The University immediately filed a Request for Review, asking the Board in D.C. to overturn the Regional Director’s decision and order the ballots counted. On April 4, 2014, the Board in D.C. denied the Request for Review.
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University Calls on Union to Support Vote Count; Files Petition Refuting Charges
March 15, 2014 – The University continues to advocate for the votes to be counted and calls on the SEIU to drop its opposition to the counting of the ballots so the adjuncts’ voice may be heard. In a recent submission to the NLRB Regional Director on February 26, the University asked that it reconsider its support of the SEIU’s request to impound the ballots.
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SEIU Withdraws Petition at Loyola Marymount University
March 11, 2014 – According to an article in the Los Angeles Loyolan, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) withdrew its petition for an election at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) today, effectively terminating the unionization process of its adjunct faculty.
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University Urges NLRB to Count Ballots
March 3, 2013 - The University last week filed a request with the Director of Region 21 of the NLRB asking that the ballots be counted while the union’s unfair labor practice charges are investigated. The University continues to maintain that the union’s allegations are without merit and should not be allowed to delay the vote count. The University believes that the ballots should be counted as soon as possible; however, the decision lies with the Board.
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SPECIAL ELECTION UPDATE – University Files Motion to Deny Union’s Appeal; Regional Director Reverses Decision
February 22, 2014 - On Friday, February 21, the University filed a motion with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C. to deny the SEIU’s appeal to impound the ballots cast in the adjunct faculty’s union election. In a separate action, the Regional Director reversed its earlier decision to allow the election to proceed and without waiting for the NLRB’s input decided the ballots should remain impounded until the union’s ULPs are reviewed.
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University of La Verne Corrects Misleading Statements in Union Flyer
February 10, 2014 - The SEIU released a flyer purporting to compare adjunct faculty’s contracts at the University of La Verne with those who are SEIU-represented. This flyer contains many misrepresentations about the wages and benefits the University provides. Those adjuncts considering unionization deserve the whole truth about contract provisions at the University.
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The University of La Verne to Challenge Union Charges
February 5, 2015 - Last week, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed five Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against the University of La Verne. The ULPs are generic in nature and include no specific allegations. The University strongly believes that these charges have no merit and will move to have them dismissed.
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