Georgetown University recently announced it’s decision to privately negotiate with graduate student worker organizers. The decision to engage in private negotiations deviates from their refusal late last year to negotiate with the organizers, leaving some worried about the university’s intentions as it skirts NLRB jurisdiction. The legally-binding agreement says that both parties will negotiate without the board’s oversight. Other catholic colleges are looking at Georgetown’s approach as a possible alternative to dealing with the national labor board.
See "Georgetown University agrees to a vote by union-aspiring grad students", Menachem Wecker, National Catholic Reporter, April 11, 2018