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Undocumented Workers Are Entitled To Vote In Union Elections - But Are They "Employees" Under The Law?, Beth Wolf Mora

Golden Gate University Law Review

This note discusses the facts and procedural history of Kolkka. Part III provides a detailed legal and historical analysis of the applicable statutes, case law, and debates surrounding undocumented workers rights. Part IV describes the Ninth Circuit's analysis in Kolkka. Part V critiques the Ninth Circuit's holding in Kolkka asserting that undocumented workers have the right to vote in union elections. Finally, Part VI concludes that judicial decisions supporting undocumented workers rights as an "employees," outweighs the political opposition to rights for undocumented workers. Therefore, to protect undocumented workers, statutory language should expressly state that they are "employees."

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Women's Work: Finding New Meaning Through A Feminist Concept Of Unionization, Janelle M. Rettler

Golden Gate University Law Review

In the first section I examine the traditional structures used to change the workplace to adapt to changing societal demands. I address what these structures have accomplished and the limitations of these structures in dealing with the problems endemic in women's work. Secondly I address why women's needs in the workforce should be confronted differently than they have been in the past. And lastly, I assert that by combining traditional structures with a clearer focus on women's needs, new concepts of reform will emerge to legitimate women's work experiences.

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