Legal Opinion

Part-Time Faculty Ass'n at Columbia Coll. Chi. v. Columbia Coll. Chi.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 15, 2018No. 17-3492PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Flaum, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a labor dispute between Columbia College Chicago ("CCC" or "the College") and one of its employee unions, the Part-Time Faculty Association at Columbia College Chicago ("PFAC"), over the representation of full-time staff members who also teach part-time. A Regional Director ("the Director") of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "the Board") ruled that such employees were included in PFAC's bargaining unit for the purposes of their part-time faculty duties. An independent arbitrator disagreed. After PFAC filed a federal suit to confirm the…

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