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Unionism
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Unionism in Baseball
Don Wollett (emeritus McGeorge) has just published his book Getting on Base: Unionism in Baseball. Here's the author's description:After almost half century as a labor lawyer and arbitrator, I firmly…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Employment Law 2009: The Perfect Storm, Part 1
As we enter 2009, a perfect storm is brewing for changes in the employment arena. A worsening economy. A new Democratic President. Both houses of Congress controlled by Democrats. An active…
Alabama Employment Law Report
The Employee Free Choice Act: Unions Rising?
Now that President Obama has signed his first law into place, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Congress will continue to move forward with other employment related bills. The Employee…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
EFCA Not Likely to Pass Anytime Soon, WSJ Reports
The Wall St. Journal is reporting this morning that the Employee Free Choice Act bill is not likely to be among the pieces of legislation to be considered in the…
Pension Risk Matters
Is More Regulation for Corporate Plan Sponsors On Its Way?
Two items caught my eye of late, mostly because they seem to intimate new bargaining power for organized labor. Yes, I know, it hardly seems plausible when automotive workers are…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Obama Selects Rep. Solis as New Department of Labor Secretary
Although Connecticut's own Rep. Rosa DeLauro was rumored to be on the short list for a Secretary of Labor post, reports Thursday evening suggest that Rep. Hilda Solis - a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Law School Clinic Banned From Representing Workers Trying To Unionize
This story, courtesy of Israel's Haaretz paper (via Legal Ethic Forum) brings in issues of legal ethics, law clinics, and labor law. Apparently, Tel Aviv University ordered a legal clinic…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Bush Bars Certain Federal Employees from Unionizing
Last week, President Bush issued an executive order barring certain federal workers from joining a union. The affected workers are those who perform intelligence gathering, investigation, and other types of…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Regardless of EFCA’s Prospects, Employers Can Take Steps to Get Educated, Educate and Prepare
There's been some speculation this week that with the Republicans picking up an important 41st seat in the Senate in 2009 (thus having enough votes to filibuster theorhetically), the prospects…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Looking for a “Change?” Transition Site Up With Lists of Legislative Agendas
Looking to make a change? Or curious about what the new Obama administration will have on its agenda? Then the new administration website, Change.gov, is for you. It's now up…