SEIU Files Unfair Labor Practices Complaint

Amid much news that will soon be coming out about the various unions and universities bargaining with the OUS, note this down:

A union representing 4,500 non-academic employees at Oregon's seven public universities filed an unfair labor practice complaint this week accusing university negotiators of refusing to include 14 student recyclers in contract talks.

SEIU Local 503 says the undergraduate students, who collect recycling at Portland State University, voted to join the union in July and should be part of negotiations on behalf of the entire unit.

Later in the article, OUS's Rick Hampton is quoted as saying that this "is not fair to us." Hampton has been leading negotiations of the unions dealing with OUS, and fairness has definitely not been a hallmark of the discussions so far. It is especially rich that Hampton/OUS are the ones claiming to be the wronged parties. A harbinger of things to come.