Leftists in academia just love unions. They haven’t always worked out for the students, though.

The Seattle Times reports.

Saint Martin’s University fighting faculty efforts to unionize

Saint Martin’s University, a private Catholic institution in Lacey, is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a stay in the certification of a recent unionization vote by nontenured faculty.

“The fundamental issue is whether the NLRB has jurisdiction over a religious institution,” said Genevieve Canceko Chan, a Saint Martin’s spokeswoman. “ … This is a question about our religious character.”

On June 17, Saint Martin’s adjunct and contingent faculty members voted to unionize and join Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925 in Seattle. Of 125 faculty members eligible to vote, 64 voted yes, 33 voted no, and 28 didn’t cast a ballot.

“There have been past attempts to get something going but nothing ever got past people talking about it,” said Saint Martin’s contingent faculty member Blaine Snow, who was on the organizing committee. “This is a major milestone in the history of Saint Martin’s. It’s huge.”

Snow said faculty members aren’t surprised the administration is trying to block their efforts.

“I think they’re going to do everything they can to try and stall and delay and resist,” he said. “The management doesn’t want to share power.”

Saint Martin’s has about 200 faculty members, and about 70 are tenured or on a tenure track, Chan said.