"This is completely illegal and it's also immoral,"
"Our Board of Trustees and our administration [have] abandoned the school's values to betray the faculty, and it's very clear that they're just doing this because they don't respect their faculty and they don't want to have to bargain with us."
"During the last 10 months of bargaining, the [union] presented 39 proposals that the university considered and evaluated with care. The costs of those proposals-or a likely negotiated settlement-likely would have required unprecedented tuition increases of 18 percent, significant layoffs, and sweeping reduction"
Loyola Marymount University trustees declared they will no longer recognize a newly formed non-tenure-track faculty union and will cease bargaining, citing a religious exemption with the National Labor Relations Board. Non-tenure-track and visiting faculty in three colleges voted to unionize in June 2024 and began contract negotiations in December, meeting 12 times. Faculty reported that university officials did not disclose plans to claim the exemption during bargaining and have filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB. Board leadership cited institutional autonomy and potential financial impacts, while experts warned the move could set a precedent affecting other religious colleges.
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