In so doing, the agency rejected the university's formal opposition to allowing the members, called adjuncts, to attempt to form a union.
Adjuncts are part-time instructors, and are paid by the class.
This is partly the basis for the university's objection. They are simply temporary workers hired on a semester basis. UAS-JC Student Body President Shawn Paul was concerned about the implications of the union on future university upgrades. But the university may want to better a program by bringing in faculty with Ph. D's but not be able to due to financial constraints because of the union.