On Thursday, adjunct faculty members working at Duke University filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election on whether they should unionize. Thirty percent of employees in the group support the effort. For the last few months, a small group called Duke Teaching First has sought to garner support for joining a union to improve pay, benefits and job security. More than 80 tenured or tenure-track faculty members signed a letter supportive of the effort to Duke President Richard Brodhead.
Source: The News & Observer
