Loyola Marymount abruptly rescinds recognition of faculty union after months of negotiation

Loyola Marymount abruptly rescinds recognition of faculty union after months of negotiation

Loyola Marymount University said it could end its engagement with the union by invoking its “constitutionally protected religious exemption” from the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.

Loyola Marymount Stops Union Negotiations, Citing Religious Exemption

The union filed a complaint with the NLRB in response, but experts say given the current political climate, the board and the courts will likely side with the university. The Loyola Marymount University Board of Trustees will no longer recognize its new non-tenure-track faculty union and cease bargaining, claiming a religious exemption with the National Labor Relations Board, the Roman Catholic institution said last week. If the university succe…