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Case Number: 13-RC-177943

Date Filed: 06/09/2016

Status: Closed

Location: Evanston, IL

Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois


Tally Issued Date:10/09/2018

Status:Closed

No. of Eligible Voters:678

Void Ballots:4

Total Ballots Counted:473

Challenged Ballots:0

Votes for Labor Union:231

Tally Type:Initial

Ballot Type:Revised Single Labor Org

Unit ID:A

Votes Against:242

Challenges Determinative:No

Reason Closed:Certification of Results

Labor Union:Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/Service Employees International Union

Voting Unit (Unit A):Including: All full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate non-tenure-eligible faculty (including the following titles: Adjunct Faculty; Adjunct Instructors; Adjunct Lecturers; Adjunct Assistant Professors; Adjunct Associate Professors; Adjunct Professors; Clinical Assistant Professors; Clinical Associate Professors; Clinical Professors; Artists-in-Residence; Instructors; Lecturers; Senior Lecturers; Distinguished Senior Lecturers; Visiting Assistant Professors in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Assistant Professors of Instruction; Associate Professors of Instruction; Professors of Instruction; and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Advisors who hold teaching-track appointments) employed by Northwestern University and have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Bienen School of Music, the School of Communication, the School of Education & Social Policy, Medill School of Journalism, and the Graduate School. Excluding: All tenured faculty, tenure-eligible faculty, emeritus faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Postdocs, All Other Postdoctoral Job Classifications, Visiting Faculty, Visiting Lecturers, Visiting Scholars, Visiting Associate Professors, Visiting Professors, Research Assistant Professors, Research Associate Professors, Research Professors, faculty in non-degree granting programs, the Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, the Pritzker Law School faculty, the Kellogg School of Business faculty, the School for Professional Studies faculty, Northwestern in Qatar faculty, all faculty teaching only at the Chicago or Doha campuses, all administrators (including deans, directors, provosts, and chairs who may have teaching assignments), other administrators and staff who have teaching assignments, faculty who are paid directly or indirectly by other entities including governments, other academic institutions and other organizations, graduate students, athletic coaches, all other employees employed at the University, including those who teach a class or course and are separately compensated for such teaching, managers, confidential employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. Those eligible to vote in the election are employees in the above unit who were employed during the payroll period ending May 31, 2016, and who have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program in the Spring 2016, Winter 2016 or Fall 2015 quarters, and who were also active in the University’s HRIS system as of May 31, 2016.


Tally Issued Date:05/12/2017

Status:Closed

No. of Eligible Voters:678

Void Ballots:4

Total Ballots Counted:448

Challenged Ballots:25

Votes for Labor Union:229

Tally Type:Initial

Ballot Type:Revised Single Labor Org

Unit ID:A

Votes Against:219

Challenges Determinative:Yes

Reason Closed:Certification of Results

Labor Union:Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/Service Employees International Union

Voting Unit (Unit A):Including: All full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate non-tenure-eligible faculty (including the following titles: Adjunct Faculty; Adjunct Instructors; Adjunct Lecturers; Adjunct Assistant Professors; Adjunct Associate Professors; Adjunct Professors; Clinical Assistant Professors; Clinical Associate Professors; Clinical Professors; Artists-in-Residence; Instructors; Lecturers; Senior Lecturers; Distinguished Senior Lecturers; Visiting Assistant Professors in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Assistant Professors of Instruction; Associate Professors of Instruction; Professors of Instruction; and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Advisors who hold teaching-track appointments) employed by Northwestern University and have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Bienen School of Music, the School of Communication, the School of Education & Social Policy, Medill School of Journalism, and the Graduate School. Excluding: All tenured faculty, tenure-eligible faculty, emeritus faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Postdocs, All Other Postdoctoral Job Classifications, Visiting Faculty, Visiting Lecturers, Visiting Scholars, Visiting Associate Professors, Visiting Professors, Research Assistant Professors, Research Associate Professors, Research Professors, faculty in non-degree granting programs, the Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, the Pritzker Law School faculty, the Kellogg School of Business faculty, the School for Professional Studies faculty, Northwestern in Qatar faculty, all faculty teaching only at the Chicago or Doha campuses, all administrators (including deans, directors, provosts, and chairs who may have teaching assignments), other administrators and staff who have teaching assignments, faculty who are paid directly or indirectly by other entities including governments, other academic institutions and other organizations, graduate students, athletic coaches, all other employees employed at the University, including those who teach a class or course and are separately compensated for such teaching, managers, confidential employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. Those eligible to vote in the election are employees in the above unit who were employed during the payroll period ending May 31, 2016, and who have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program in the Spring 2016, Winter 2016 or Fall 2015 quarters, and who were also active in the University’s HRIS system as of May 31, 2016.

Union to Certify:Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/Service Employees International Union


Tally Issued Date:08/11/2016

Status:Closed

No. of Eligible Voters:678

Void Ballots:4

Total Ballots Counted:414

Challenged Ballots:71

Votes for Labor Union:223

Tally Type:Initial

Ballot Type:Revised Single Labor Org

Unit ID:A

Votes Against:191

Challenges Determinative:Yes

Reason Closed:Certification of Results

Labor Union:Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/Service Employees International Union

Voting Unit (Unit A):Including: All full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate non-tenure-eligible faculty (including the following titles: Adjunct Faculty; Adjunct Instructors; Adjunct Lecturers; Adjunct Assistant Professors; Adjunct Associate Professors; Adjunct Professors; Clinical Assistant Professors; Clinical Associate Professors; Clinical Professors; Artists-in-Residence; Instructors; Lecturers; Senior Lecturers; Distinguished Senior Lecturers; Visiting Assistant Professors in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Assistant Professors of Instruction; Associate Professors of Instruction; Professors of Instruction; and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Advisors who hold teaching-track appointments) employed by Northwestern University and have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Bienen School of Music, the School of Communication, the School of Education & Social Policy, Medill School of Journalism, and the Graduate School. Excluding: All tenured faculty, tenure-eligible faculty, emeritus faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Postdocs, All Other Postdoctoral Job Classifications, Visiting Faculty, Visiting Lecturers, Visiting Scholars, Visiting Associate Professors, Visiting Professors, Research Assistant Professors, Research Associate Professors, Research Professors, faculty in non-degree granting programs, the Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, the Pritzker Law School faculty, the Kellogg School of Business faculty, the School for Professional Studies faculty, Northwestern in Qatar faculty, all faculty teaching only at the Chicago or Doha campuses, all administrators (including deans, directors, provosts, and chairs who may have teaching assignments), other administrators and staff who have teaching assignments, faculty who are paid directly or indirectly by other entities including governments, other academic institutions and other organizations, graduate students, athletic coaches, all other employees employed at the University, including those who teach a class or course and are separately compensated for such teaching, managers, confidential employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. Those eligible to vote in the election are employees in the above unit who were employed during the payroll period ending May 31, 2016, and who have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program in the Spring 2016, Winter 2016 or Fall 2015 quarters, and who were also active in the University’s HRIS system as of May 31, 2016.


Tally Issued Date:07/19/2016

Status:Closed

No. of Eligible Voters:678

Void Ballots:4

Total Ballots Counted:356

Challenged Ballots:134

Votes for Labor Union:210

Tally Type:Initial

Ballot Type:Single Labor Organization

Unit ID:A

Votes Against:146

Challenges Determinative:Yes

Reason Closed:Certification of Results

Labor Union:Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United/Service Employees International Union

Voting Unit (Unit A):Including: All full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate non-tenure-eligible faculty (including the following titles: Adjunct Faculty; Adjunct Instructors; Adjunct Lecturers; Adjunct Assistant Professors; Adjunct Associate Professors; Adjunct Professors; Clinical Assistant Professors; Clinical Associate Professors; Clinical Professors; Artists-in-Residence; Instructors; Lecturers; Senior Lecturers; Distinguished Senior Lecturers; Visiting Assistant Professors in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; Assistant Professors of Instruction; Associate Professors of Instruction; Professors of Instruction; and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Advisors who hold teaching-track appointments) employed by Northwestern University and have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Bienen School of Music, the School of Communication, the School of Education & Social Policy, Medill School of Journalism, and the Graduate School. Excluding: All tenured faculty, tenure-eligible faculty, emeritus faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Postdocs, All Other Postdoctoral Job Classifications, Visiting Faculty, Visiting Lecturers, Visiting Scholars, Visiting Associate Professors, Visiting Professors, Research Assistant Professors, Research Associate Professors, Research Professors, faculty in non-degree granting programs, the Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, the Pritzker Law School faculty, the Kellogg School of Business faculty, the School for Professional Studies faculty, Northwestern in Qatar faculty, all faculty teaching only at the Chicago or Doha campuses, all administrators (including deans, directors, provosts, and chairs who may have teaching assignments), other administrators and staff who have teaching assignments, faculty who are paid directly or indirectly by other entities including governments, other academic institutions and other organizations, graduate students, athletic coaches, all other employees employed at the University, including those who teach a class or course and are separately compensated for such teaching, managers, confidential employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act. Those eligible to vote in the election are employees in the above unit who were employed during the payroll period ending May 31, 2016, and who have taught at least one credit bearing course in a degree granting program in the Spring 2016, Winter 2016 or Fall 2015 quarters, and who were also active in the University’s HRIS system as of May 31, 2016.



Docket Activity


Date sort ascending Document Issued/Filed By
10/17/2018 Certification of Results* NLRB - GC
10/09/2018 Tally of Ballots* NLRB - Board
09/27/2018 Board Decision NLRB - Board
06/02/2017 Attachments or Exhibits to Brief to Board Petitioner
06/02/2017 Opposition to RFR of RDs Decision and Order Petitioner
05/27/2017 Attachments or Exhibits to Brief to Board Employer
05/27/2017 Attachments or Exhibits to Brief to Board Employer
05/27/2017 Attachments or Exhibits to Brief to Board Employer
05/27/2017 Request for Review of RDs Decision and Order Employer
05/26/2017 RD Supplemental Decisions* NLRB - Board

The Docket Activity list does not reflect all actions in this case.

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Participants


Participant Address Phone
Employer
Legal Representative
Barbour, Alex
Cozen O'Connor
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL
60606-1770
(312)474-4467
 
Employer
Legal Representative
Wermuth, Anneliese
Cozen O'Connor
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL
60606-1770
(312)474-7900
 
Petitioner
Legal Representative
Zapata, Daniel
SEIU Local 73
300 S Ashland Ave Ste 400
Chicago, IL
60607-2746
(312)588-7488
 
Employer
Legal Representative
Goltz, Jenny
Cozen O'Connor
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL
60606-1770
(312)474-7884
 
Petitioner
Legal Representative
Roan, Tyson
SEIU Local 73
300 S Ashland Ave Ste 400
Chicago, IL
60607-2746
(312)588-7498
 
Employer
Employer
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
60208-0001
(847)491-7456
 
Petitioner
Union
SEIU Local 73
Chicago, IL
60607-2746
(312)588-7544
 

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