How to Undo Janus: A User-Friendly Guide
Source: Aaron Tang, University of California, Davis – School of Law, Date Written: June 27, 2018 From the abstract: This short white paper explains how progressive states can undo the disruptive effect...
View ArticleUnion lobbies Congress to mandate an eight-hour workday, Aug. 20, 1866
Source: Andrew Glass, Politico, August 20, 2018 On this day in 1866, the newly organized National Labor Union called on Congress to mandate an eight-hour workday. The coalition of skilled and unskilled...
View ArticleAre there health benefits of being unionized in late career? A longitudinal...
Source: Jacques Wels, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Early View, First published: 28 June 2018 From the abstract: Objective: To assess whether unionization prevents deterioration in...
View ArticleThe Right to Freeload Threatens Free Speech
Source: John K. Wilson, Inside Higher Ed, August 16, 2018 Cutting off unions’ fair share fees for collective bargaining reflects the desire of Republicans to suppress the political speech of their...
View ArticleThe Spread of Anti-Union Business Coordination: Evidence from the Open-Shop...
Source: Alexander Kuo, Studies in American Political Development, Volume 32 Issue 1, April 2018 (subscription required) From the abstract: What explains the development of repressive employer...
View ArticleLabor Unions and Unequal Representation
Source: Daniel Stegmueller – Duke University – Department of Political Science, Michael Becher- Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Konstantin Käppner – University of Konstanz, Date Written: July...
View ArticleCompelled Subsidies and the First Amendment
Source: William Baude, Eugene Volokh, Harvard Law Review (2018 Forthcoming), Date Written: July 29, 2018 From the abstract: Sometimes the government compels people to pay money to organizations they...
View ArticleBread and Butter or Bread and Roses? Experimental Evidence on Why Public...
Source: Alexander Hertel-Fernandez – Columbia University – School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA), Ethan Porter – George Washington University, Date Written: July 16, 2018 From the...
View ArticleLife After Janus
Source: Aaron Tang, Columbia Law Review, Forthcoming, Last revised: 18 Aug 2018 From the abstract: The axe has finally fallen. In Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, the Supreme Court struck down the major...
View ArticleLabor Union Approval Steady at 15-Year High
Source: Lydia Saad, Gallup, August 30, 2018 62% approval of unions roughly matches 2017 level, highest since 2003 Most Democrats approve, while Republicans are evenly split Support for more influence...
View ArticleLabor Law Illiteracy: Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis and Janus v. AFSCME
Source: Michael J. Yelnosky, Roger Williams University, Legal Studies Paper No. 184, September 4, 2018 From the abstract: Labor law, both as an academic discipline and a subject of public...
View ArticleElection Flyers That Win Votes
Source: Alfred T. DeMaria, Management Report for Nonunion Organizations, Volume 41 Issue 10, October 2018 (subscription required) From the abstract: While unions use digital communications, including...
View ArticleThe Voting Behavior of Labor Union Members in the 2016 Presidential Election
Source: Daniel J. Gillis, All College Thesis Program, 2016-present, Spring 5-7-2018 From the abstract: The conventional wisdom surrounding the 2016 United States presidential election suggests that...
View ArticleHow Unions Help Moms Take Maternity Leave
Source: Jonathan Timm, The Atlantic, October 29, 2018 Besides fighting for workers’ benefits, unions can influence whether workers take advantage of the ones already available to them, a new study...
View ArticleIn the Pacific Northwest, the First Paraeducator-Led Strike of the Teacher...
Source: Dan DiMaggio, Labor Notes, November 16, 2018 Paraeducators in Port Angeles, Washington, are on strike. In this year’s wave of teacher strikes, it’s the first one led by paraeducators. Teachers...
View ArticleLessons from Teachers on How to Strike and Win
Source: John McGough, Labor Notes, October 15, 2018 Teachers across the country this year are breathing new life into the strike—galvanizing members and winning gains. These strikes are fueled by...
View ArticleFinancialization and the Decline of Organized Labor: A Study of 18 Advanced...
Source: Christopher Kollmeyer; John Peters, Social Forces, Advance Access, Published: November 14, 2018 (subscription required) From the abstract: Is financialization contributing to the slow decline...
View ArticleWisconsin, Conquered
Source: Luke Savage, Jacobin, November 26, 2018 Republicans could not have conquered the labor stronghold of Wisconsin without the complacency of the Democratic Party. A review of The Fall of...
View ArticleA Testing of the Waters After Janus
Source: Jeff Schuhrke, Jacobin, November 14, 2018 What will the landscape for public-sector workers look like after Janus? The University of Illinois-Chicago is seeing what it can get away with — but...
View ArticleExaggerating the Effects of Janus: A Reply to Professors Baude and Volokh
Source: Erwin Chemerinsky, Catherine Fisk, Harvard Law Review Forum, Vol. 132, p.42, 2018, Forthcoming From the abstract: In Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, the Supreme Court held public employers can no...
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