Chicago Charter Schools are Subject to NLRB. Is Texas Far Behind?

The NLRB recently held that a private company that provides teaching staff and educational services to a Chicago charter school is an employer subject to the board's jurisdiction and not a political subdivision of the state of Illinois (Pilsen Wellness Ctr., 359 N.L.R.B. No. 72, 3/8/13 [released 3/11/13]).




Applying the Supreme Court's Hawkins decision, the Board finds that Pilsen's directors are appointed by the private nonprofit's sitting board members rather than public officials, NLRB concludes the company “is not administered by individuals who are responsible to public officials or the general electorate.”