The United Steel Workers of America plans to launch a card drive on Monday among University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus faculty members. Over the last two years, the USW has been organizing part-time faculty members on Pitt’s Oakland, Greensburg, Titusville, Bradford, and Johnstown campuses. The issues driving this campaign range from academic freedom to lack of adequate compensation and job security among adjunct professors. Just last month, 2,000 Pitt graduate student teaching and research assistants petitioned for representation under the same union, although an election has yet to be scheduled.
See "University of Pittsburgh faculty members seek union", Debra Erdley, Tribe Live, January 19, 2018