Topic
Unionism
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The Right Coast
More on Eliminating the Secret BallotMike Rappaport
While I am discussing this issue, I thought I would raise a question: What is the possible justification for eliminating the secret ballot? Yes, if you believe all workers should…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Obama Victory may give rise to Unprecedented Unionization of the American Workplace
Union membership and the public perception of the role of labor unions are relatively unchanged in recent years. Union membership was up only slightly in 2007 based on a report by…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Wal-Mart Continues Its Anti-Union Ways in Canada
From David Doorey's Workplace Law Blog:Wal-Mart’s continued campaign of punishing workers who exercise their fundamental and constitutional right to join a union has raised its ugly head yet again. This…
Employment Law Watch
The Employee Free Choice Act: The Crown Jewel of Organized Labor’s Legislative Agenda
By Erin Bailey
In perhaps no U.S. presidential election in recent memory has the outcome been more important to a change in our basic labor law, the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Wal-Mart and Office Politics
Wal-Mart has long established its success in fighting unionization at its stores. It now appears that it's using some of the same techniques in attempt to sway its employees' political…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Is Union Membership Rebounding in the US?
This report from UCLA so suggests:Buoyed by a rising tide in California in general and Southern California in particular, U.S. unionization levels rose substantially this year, defying a decades-long trend…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Hybrid Union Representation Procedure?
As further proof that California is unique in its development of labor and employment law, a bill has just landed on Governor Schwarzenegger's desk that would provide farmworkers with a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
More Problems for Wal-Mart in Quebec
Doorey's Workplace Blog has an update on a recent development for Wal-Mart in Quebec. We'd posted earlier (with help from Doorey) on a pending Canadian Supreme Court case involving Wal-Mart…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Wal-Mart Worried About Election
This doesn't exactly come as a surprise, but Wal-Mart is apparently very concerned about the prospect of a Democratic Congress and White House. So much so that they're already engaging…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Postville — An Effort to Halt Unionization?
We have heard an awful lot about the Postvile raid. but for but novel interpretation -- of the raid as a union-busting event, click here.KJ