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The Legitimacy Of Labor Unions, Peter Levine Jan 2001

The Legitimacy Of Labor Unions, Peter Levine

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Labor unions do not have a well-understood rationale, as do capitalist enterprises, strictly voluntary associations, and democratic states. They are nonprofit associations, but also coercive economic agents; working-class communities, but also powerful special interests; embodiments of rights, but also incompatible with certain individual freedoms. These tensions result in an ambivalent legal status. For instance, unions may collect fees from (and negotiate contracts for) certain employees without obtaining their individual consent, yet no one can be required to belong to a union. Unions are exempt from antitrust laws and may restrain competition, but only in particular ways. We cannot assess these …


The Debate Over The Unionization And Collective Bargaining Of Private Physicians, Angel M. Aton, Heidi S. Connolly Jan 2001

The Debate Over The Unionization And Collective Bargaining Of Private Physicians, Angel M. Aton, Heidi S. Connolly

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Employment In The New Age Of Trade And Technology: Implications For Labor And Employment Law, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt Jan 2001

Employment In The New Age Of Trade And Technology: Implications For Labor And Employment Law, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: New Rules for a New Game: Regulating Employment Relationships in the 21st Century, held at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington.


A Framework For The Rejuvenation Of The American Labor Movement, Michael C. Harper Jan 2001

A Framework For The Rejuvenation Of The American Labor Movement, Michael C. Harper

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: New Rules for a New Game: Regulating Employment Relationships in the 21st Century, held at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington.