Friedrichs: An Unexpected Tool for Labor
Source: Heather M. Whitney, New York university Journal of Law & Liberty, Forthcoming, this version: November 6, 2015 From the abstract: In this piece I make three claims: (1) once Abood is...
View ArticleCriminal Labor Law
Source: Benjamin Levin, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, 2016, Forthcoming From the abstract: This Article examines a recent rise in suits brought against unions under criminal statutes....
View ArticleRevitalising young workers’ union participation: a comparative analysis of...
Source: Mélanie Dufour-Poirier and Mélanie Laroche, Industrial Relations Journal, Volume 46 Issue 5-6, November 2015 (subscription required) From the abstract: This paper examines how two trade union...
View ArticleEconomic consequences of workplace injuries in the United States: Findings...
Source: Xiuwen Sue Dong, Xuanwen Wang, Julie A. Largay and Rosemary Sokas, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Early View, Article first published online: January 4, 2016 (subscription required)...
View ArticleElection Speed and the NLRB: How Unions Fare in the Representation Process
Source: Bureau of National Affairs, 2016 From the blog post: Since the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial amendments to its representation election rules took effect last April, supporters...
View ArticleThe Labor Prospect: What to Watch in 2016
Source: Justin Miller, American Prospect, January 5, 2016 After a banner year of labor victories, 2016 may have an even bigger impact on workers. …. The year 2015 was widely regarded as a...
View ArticleWhat Drives Financial Reform? Economics and Politics of the State-Level...
Source: Stefano Rossi, Hayong Yun, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10984, December 2015 (subscription required) From the abstract: We investigate economic and...
View ArticleHow Defunding Public Sector Unions Will Diminish Our Democracy: The High...
Source: Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, Issue Brief, January 7, 2016 From the summary: On January 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers...
View ArticleArgument preview: New threat to public-employee unions
Source: Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog, January 4, 2016 Next Monday, January 11, when the Supreme Court returns from its holiday recess, it will devote an expanded argument to a case that has made unions...
View ArticleSCOTUS v. the American worker: The upcoming Supreme Court case that could...
Source: Liz Kennedy, Salon, January 8, 2016 The Roberts court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a case that could determine the future of organized labor. …. The case, Friedrichs v. CTA, is...
View ArticleFriedrichs Oral Argument Transcript
Source: Juhyung Harold Lee, OnLabor blog, January 11, 2016 The Supreme Court has released a transcript of this morning’s oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. As OnLabor...
View ArticleFree Riders or Compelled Riders? Key Takeaways as Court Considers Major Union...
Source: Congressional Research Service, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 12, 2016 ….Regardless of the ultimate outcome in Friedrichs, the case will likely be a major decision that revisits the Court’s...
View ArticleWhat Do Unions Do for the Middle Class?
Source: Richard Freeman, Eunice Han, Brendan Duke, David Madland, Center for American Progress, January 2016 From the introduction: ….This report examines the role that the decline of labor unions over...
View ArticleStudy claiming right-to-work in West Virginia will create job growth is...
Source: Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Will Kimball, Briefing Paper #417, January 14, 2016 From the press release: A recent paper on so-called right-to-work laws relies on flawed data and analysis,...
View ArticleAttack on unions shows why we need a new social contract governing work
Source: Thomas Kochan, The Conversation, January 13, 2016 ….Labor legislation passed in the New Deal (minimum wages and overtime protections, social security, unemployment insurance and the right to...
View ArticleA Guide to ‘Friedrichs,’ the SCOTUS Case That Could Decimate Public Sector...
Source: Ben Rosenfield, In These Times, Working In These Times blog, January 11, 2016 The Supreme Court began hearing arguments today in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The plaintiff,...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions
Source: Elizabeth Bruenig, New Republic, January 11, 2016 A case going to oral arguments today will have implications far beyond that of free speech. …. ….At the core of the case are “agency fees,”...
View ArticleThe Bargaining Power of Health Care Unions and Union Wage Premiums for...
Source: Christopher K. Coombs, Robert J. Newman, Richard J. Cebula, Mary L. White, Journal of Labor Research, Volume 36, Issue 4, December 2015 (subscription required) From the abstract: For the first...
View ArticlePublic-sector workers are paid less than their private-sector...
Source: Jeffrey Keefe, Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Economic Snapshot, January 14, 2016 State and local government employees already earn less than similar private-sector workers. The wage and...
View ArticleWhy Some States Want Strong Public-Sector Unions
Source: Charlotte Garden, Atlantic, January 17, 2016 Having a powerful partner on the other side of the bargaining table can make for happier workplaces and better public services….
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