The NLRB directed Reed College to permit a union election for their housing advisors, known as HAs. The college initially opposed an election, arguing that the HAs did not meet the legal definition of an employee and that an election for student workers would need to encompass a broader bargaining unit. The NLRB rejected these claims and concluded that the HAs were entitled to a union election after applying the Columbia University test to determine whether the workers’ were protected under the National Labor Relations Act. An election date has not been set yet.
See "Reed College’s Student Workers Will Be Permitted to Hold Union Election", John R. Merinar, Jr. and Allison B. Williams, The National Law Review, March 7, 2018