United Steelworkers cite delayed bargaining with faculty in unfair labor practice charges against Pitt

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • November 28, 2023

The United Steelworkers filed unfair labor practice charges against Pitt on Monday for allegedly failing to bargain in good faith with faculty on compensation, layoff policies and research support, according to a press release from the union.

Faculty assembly talks faculty union criticisms, IPA policy

By Khushi Rai, Staff Writer • November 4, 2022

To Faculty Assembly Vice President Kristin Kanthak, the recent actions of the faculty union are “frustrating and embarrassing”.

Pitt faculty union elects bargaining committee, begins negotiating with administration

By Neena Hagen and Jack Troy • March 2, 2022

Four months after Pitt faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionization, the union’s newly formed bargaining committee sat down alongside United Steelworkers representatives last Friday to negotiate with the administration for the first time.

Pitt faculty vote to form union by wide margin

By Rebecca Johnson, Martha Layne, Jon Moss, and Alexandra Ross • October 19, 2021

Researchers and professors from across all Pitt campuses voted resoundingly to form a faculty union, according to a copy of an election returns document obtained by The Pitt News.

Pitt’s bill for ‘union avoidance’ law firm passes $1 million

By Jon Moss, News Editor • January 12, 2020

A “union avoidance” law firm continues to receive a large windfall of legal fees from Pitt, recently passing $1 million, according to University financial disclosure reports.

Part 3 | Faculty union organizers’ next steps

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • October 17, 2019

Forming a faculty union at a Pennsylvania university actually isn’t too complicated — in theory.

Part 2 | A look at the back-and-forth between Pitt, faculty union organizers

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • October 17, 2019

An “inflated” union eligibility list dilutes the significance of each authorization card, making it harder for union organizers to collect cards from the 30% of faculty needed to prompt a union election.

Pitt files exception to proposed grad union ruling

By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor • October 8, 2019

Pitt filed an exception Tuesday to a proposed ruling by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.

Faculty union organizers up in arms after Pitt’s administration rejects Labor Board subpoena

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • July 19, 2019

After ruling June 18 that the size of the bargaining unit for Pitt’s faculty union was under review, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board ordered Pitt to turn over several pieces of information to faculty union organizers — most notably, a list of faculty eligible to be in the potential bargaining unit.

PLRB orders hearing on faculty union complaint

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • June 18, 2019

Faculty union organizers faced a major setback when the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board ruled in April they failed to collect enough signed authorization cards to prompt a union election.