Inside Higher Ed
by Scott Jaschik
October 18, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board counted the votes last week. By 25 to 20, the student workers in Hamilton College's admissions office voted to unionize.
It is the first win by undergraduates seeking to unionize since the NLRB in March revoked a Trump administration rule that made them ineligible for collective bargaining. It is also the first union specifically for a college admissions office.
The question for many in admissions was, will there be more unions coming?