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The Great Recession, The Resulting Budget Shortfalls, The 2010 Elections And The Attack On Public Sector Collective Bargaining In The United States, Kenneth Glenn Dau-Schmidt, Winston Lin
The Great Recession, The Resulting Budget Shortfalls, The 2010 Elections And The Attack On Public Sector Collective Bargaining In The United States, Kenneth Glenn Dau-Schmidt, Winston Lin
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
American public sector unions and collective bargaining have been subjected to a vicious attack under the auspices of balancing government budgets, promoting "equity" between private and public employees and limiting the impact of "special interests" on government policy. The American and world financial crisis of 2007 resulted in the Great Recession of 2008 and substantial budget shortfalls for local and national governments world-wide. This financial crisis and the resulting disintegration of aggregate demand and employment are eerily similar to the financial crisis and collapse that led to the Great Depression of the 1930’s. However, unlike the calamity of the 1930’s, …
Public-Sector Employment Under Siege, Stephen Befort
Public-Sector Employment Under Siege, Stephen Befort
Indiana Law Journal
Labor and Employment Law Under the Obama Administration: A Time for Hope and Change? Symposium held November 12-13, 2010, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana.
Claim-Suppressing Arbitration: The New Rules, David S. Schwartz
Claim-Suppressing Arbitration: The New Rules, David S. Schwartz
Indiana Law Journal
Binding, pre-dispute arbitration imposed on the weaker party in an adhesion contract—so-called “mandatory arbitration”—should be recognized for what it truly is: claim-suppressing arbitration. Arguments that such arbitration processes promote access to dispute resolution have been refuted and should not continue to be made without credible empirical support. Drafters of such arbitration clauses are motivated to reduce their liability exposure and, in particular, to eliminate class claims against themselves. Furthermore, claim-suppressing arbitration violates two fundamental principles of due process: it allows one party to the dispute to make the disputing rules; and it gives the adjudicative role to a decision maker …
Public-Sector Labor In The Age Of Obama, Joseph E. Slater
Public-Sector Labor In The Age Of Obama, Joseph E. Slater
Indiana Law Journal
Labor and Employment Law Under the Obama Administration: A Time for Hope and Change? Symposium held November 12-13, 2010, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana.
Keynes Was Right!, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt
Keynes Was Right!, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt
Indiana Law Journal
Labor and Employment Law Under the Obama Administration: A Time for Hope and Change? Symposium held November 12-13, 2010, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana.