[dcre]

“They” being who? The criteria were negotiated by the union organizers and the university, with the NLRB mediating.

[dmitrygr]

Then there you have your answer. That is who set them

[TillE]

So both sides, plus a government body which is going to be skewed anti-labor in a Republican administration.

[dcre]

I can’t believe I have to spell this out, but: then it would seem difficult to claim the criteria were structured to bias the process in either direction. If anything, it would be the organization with millions of dollars at their disposal that would have the upper hand.