NLRB to rule if university faculty fall under NLRA 
The National Labor Relations Board is accepting briefs in a case considering whether university faculty members seeking to unionize are considered employees and thus covered by the National Labor Relations Act, or whether they are managerial and thus excluded from the law.
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Federal court strikes down NLRB union election rule
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