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...time that Curtis had committed an important error of omission. Curtis criticized Crehan's strike announcement, not because it lacked driver support, but because it conflicted with his own plans. Without telling anyone, Curtis had been researching the possibility of the drivers unionizing at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB...
Finally, the drivers retreated from the Teamsters' sincere offer of support. The drivers had promised to file a petition with the NLRB for a union election if Harvard refused to recognize their right to unionize. The Teamsters realized that NLRB precedent indicated the drivers' legal case was hopeless, but they weren't prepared to give...
...effect, the Teamsters hoped to help stage an old-fashioned organization effort. There would be no NLRB to back them up. But if the shuttle drivers would strike and picket, enough support might be drawn from the community to force the University to bargain for a shuttle contract...
...tragedy was that, as the Teamsters knew, knew, the shuttle drivers held a perfect opportunity to fight for all students' rights. By striking, and the going to court, the drivers might have reversed NLRB precedent, that fails to grasp the realities of student employment...
Curtis said the drivers' legal advisers are aware of the NLRB precedent, but added that a 1980 decision allowing Boston University students to unionize would help the drivers' efforts...