The University of Pittsburgh has been found guilty of engaging in unfair labor practices which interfered with its graduate student union election. The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board official who decided on this case, has ordered that a new union election take place. According to the hearing, the University engaged in “coercive acts” such as sending intimidating and misleading emails, prior to the vote. Ultimately, the outcome of the vote was 675 students for joining the union, and 712 students against. Due to the narrowness of the results of the vote, the labor examiner had reason to believe that the University’s intervention did deter eligible voters from voting in favor of unionization.
See "PLRB rules Pitt committed unfair labor practices, orders new grad union election", Janine Faust, The Pitt News, September 19, 2019