William Rainey Harper Community College 512 v. Harper College Adjunct Faculty Ass'n

In October 1991, Harper College Adjunct Faculty Association, IEA/NEA (Association), filed a representation petition, seeking to represent a unit of all part-time faculty teaching at least six hours per semester at William Rainey Harper Community College 512 (College). On June 7, 1993, the administrative law judge (ALJ) held that the individuals in the proposed unit were not short-term employees, that the unit was appropriate, and directed an election in the proposed unit. In October 1993, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (Board) reversed the ALJ’s decision and directed an…