Graduate teaching assistants and other student workers at private universities and colleges wouldn’t qualify for federal protections that grant most private-sector workers the right to form or join a union under a new regulatory proposal.
Students who receive compensation for teaching or conducting research “in connection with their studies” wouldn’t be considered employees, who have the right to unionize and are protected from various unfair labor practices
— Bloomberg Law
The move, supported by three of President Donald Trump's appointees to the National Labor Relations Board, would deal a setback to graduate teaching assistant unionization efforts, though, according to Bloomberg Law, existing contracts between universities and student employee unions would not be impacted.
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