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Northwestern University

19 cases in this site's copy of the record · 1 of those 19 are marked open by the Board · Region 13 · Chicago, IL; Evanston, IL

Each case links to the Board's own docket page. This site holds what the Board listed, not the documents.

What kinds of case

Type	What it is	Here
CA	Charge against an employer	6
RC	Petition for an election	9
RD	Petition to decertify	1
UC	Petition to clarify a unit	3

The cases

Petition for an election
RC
Filed 17 July 2025Case 13-RC-369482ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 1,300
Included: All postdoctoral researchers employed by Northwestern University, including Postdoctoral Scholars, Postdoctoral Fellows, NRSA Postdoctoral Fellows, and Research Associates. Excluded: All other employees including managers, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Petition to clarify a unit
UC
Filed 11 June 2025Case 13-UC-367308ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 120
Included: All full-time and regular part-time electricians employed by Northwestern University. Excluded: All other employees, including plumbers, engineers and supervisors not included in the bargaining unit.
Charge against an employer
CA
Filed 13 May 2025Case 13-CA-365519OpenEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 100
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 17 June 2024Case 13-RC-344486ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 17
Involved: All full-time Police Officers Excluded: All other employees of the Employer covered under the Act
Charge against an employer
CA
Filed 10 July 2023Case 13-CA-321417ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 6,500
Petition to clarify a unit
UC
Filed 27 December 2022Case 13-UC-309525ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 120
Included: All full-time and regular part-time Communications Specialists; Developers; Developer Leads; non-supervisory Developers Senior; non-supervisory and non-managerial Librarians; non-supervisory Senior Librarians; Systems Administrators; non-supervisory Systems Administrators Senior; Senior Software Developers; Technical Support Specialists Senior; Web and Electronic Communication Specialists; Administrative ...
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 17 November 2022Case 13-RC-307313ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 3,500
Included: Graduate Students enrolled in Northwestern University degree programs who are employed to provide instructional and research services, including graduate assistants, research assistants and scholarship (taxable) employees. Excluded: All other employees; undergraduate students; graduate students not seeking Northwestern degrees, including visiting students; office clericals; managers; guards and supervisors ...
Petition to clarify a unit
UC
Filed 7 July 2022Case 13-UC-298960ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 130
Included: All full-time and regular part-time Communications Specialists; Developers; Developer Leads; non-supervisory Developers Senior; non-supervisory and non-managerial Librarians; non-supervisory Senior Librarians; Systems Administrators; non-supervisory Systems Administrators Senior; Senior Software Developers; Technical Support Specialists Senior; Web and Electronic Communication Specialists; Administrative ...
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 12 October 2021Case 13-RC-284411ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 142
Included: Northwestern University library staff including those in the position of Administrative Assistant I; Administrative Assistant II; Administrative Assistant III; Business Coordinator; Circulation Services Supervisor; Communications Specialist; Clerk III; Conservation Technician; Curator; Customer Service Representative; Developer; Developer Lead; Developer Senior; Digitization Assistant; Financial Assistant; ...
Charge against an employer
CA
Filed 6 October 2017Case 13-CA-207538ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 650
Charge against an employer
CA
Filed 14 September 2017Case 13-CA-206176ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 650
Petition to decertify
RD
Filed 10 February 2017Case 13-RD-192825ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 25
All full time and regular part time police officers employed by the Employer at its facilities currently located at 1201 Davis St., Evanston, IL and 211 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL Excluded: Chief of Police, Lieutenants, Sergeants, confidential, office clerical and professional employees, supervisors as defined in the Act.
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 9 June 2016Case 13-RC-177943ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 525
Included: All full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate non-tenure-eligible faculty (including the follow titles: Adjunct Faculty, Adjunct Instructors, Adjunct Lecturers, Adjunct Assistant Professors, Adjunct Associate Professors, Adjunct Professors; Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Postdocs, Clinical Assistant Professors, Clinical Associate Professors, Clinical Professors, Artists-in-Residence, Instructors, ...
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 5 March 2015Case 13-RC-147566ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 50
Included: All individuals employed as full-time and part-time police officers in the ranks of sergeant and below by Northwestern University. Excluded: Chief of Police, Lieutenants, confidential, supervisory, and managerial employees as defined by the NLRA.
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 28 January 2014Case 13-RC-121359ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 85
Included- All football players receiving grant-in-aid athletic scholarships from Northwestern University. Excluded- Guard and Supervisors as defined under the National Labor Relations Act.
Charge against an employer
CA
Filed 5 October 2011Case 13-CA-066224ClosedChicago, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 50
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 27 January 2011Case 13-RC-022006ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 5
Included: All full-time and part-time Plant Operators/Fireman employed by the employer at its facility-Central Utility Plant-located at 2026 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL. Excluded: All others.
Petition for an election
RC
Filed 25 September 2006Case 13-RC-021547ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 30
Included: All full-time Police Sergeants, Dispatchers and Patrol Officers. Excluded: All other employees, supervisors, office, clerical as defined in the NLRB.
Charge against an employer
CA
Filed 26 September 2002Case 13-CA-040522ClosedEvanston, ILRegion 13Workers in the unit 13

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