An interesting fact related to adjunct faculty elections is that, under the National Labor Relations Act, an election is decided by a majority of those who vote, not a majority of the overall members in the proposed bargaining unit. Due to the applicable voting timelines, the currently anticipated local elections are likely to occur during the summer months when adjunct faculty may not be on campus.
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