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Labor Law Prof Blog
Large British Airways Strike Looming Tomorrow
John Campbell-Orde, a regular reader of the Workplace Prof Blog, writes us to let us know that there is a potentially enormous strike by Unite members against British Airways, one…
Vorys on Labor
Teamsters Organize 7600 Continental Airlines Workers
By Nelson Cary
The National Mediation Board recently completed an election among baggage handlers and cargo agents at Continental Airlines. The Teamsters union was attempting to organize 7,603 workers. What happened? The…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Breakfast with NLRB Regional Director – (Part 3) – What Issues Should Employers Be On the Lookout For?
In posts earlier this week, I've discussed what the NLRB's Connecticut Office is doing and what to expect for 2010. But as I continue to recap the breakfast I attended…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Oregon Law Bars Employers’ Mandatory Meetings on Unionization, Requires Posting of Notice
On January 1, 2010, Oregon Senate Bill 519 became effective, making Oregon the first state in the country to bar employers from requiring employees to attend meetings to learn about…
Employment Law Watch
Labor Department Will Seek to Expand Employers’ Obligation To Report ‘Persuader Activity’
By Erin Bailey
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently released its 2010 regulatory plan, which envisions a major change in how DOL interprets the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA”)…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Unionizing Charter Schools
Charters schools have long been a growing feature of educational reform efforts, which is likely to continue under Arne Duncan, the new Secretary of Education. What we haven't seen a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Goldberg on Saving the EFCA Card Check
Congratulations to Michael Goldberg (Widener), who today published in the Philadelphia Enquirer his op-ed The Way to Save Card Check. Here's a brief excerpt:But if supporters of card check hope…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Chicago Nonprofit Argues Charter School Is Private Firm So Federal Government Has Jurisdiction Over Union Certification
Chicago Public Radio reported that there is much debate over whether jurisdiction belongs to the federal or Illinois state government to determine the union certification for three campuses of the new…
World of Employment
EFCA Update: Arlen Specter and “Quickie Elections”
The latest news on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is a possible compromise in which EFCA's card-check provision is replaced by a "quickie election" procedure - where an election must…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Selmi On Improving Conditions For Low-Wage Workers Through Unionism And Education
Michael Selmi (George Washington) has just posted on SSRN his article, "Unions, Education, and Low-Wage Workers," which is part of the forthcoming University of Chicago Legal Forum Symposium issue (2009)…