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Labor Law Group--Biennial Meeting, Thomas Kohler May 2012

Labor Law Group--Biennial Meeting, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

Group of leading American and Canadian labor and employment law scholars. A biennial retreat for discussions on topics and developments in labor and employment law and legislation. Commented on Papers, Roundtable Discussions. Membership is by election.


Neutralitaet Des Arbeitgebers Im Us-Amerikanischen Arbeitsrecht?, Thomas Kohler Mar 2012

Neutralitaet Des Arbeitgebers Im Us-Amerikanischen Arbeitsrecht?, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

It is for workers alone to decide whether to organize for purposes of collective bargaining. However, this does not mean that employers are strictly obligated to remain neutral. Within the at times imprecise limits of Art. ?8(a)(1), an employer can mount a campaign against its employees’ efforts to organize. Once issues pertaining to this were quite dull – but they are no longer so today. Today, employer neutrality is a very lively and hotly contested topic. The NLRB has been heavily criticized by congressional Republicans; the future of its drafts and rules is hazy. The legitimacy of collective bargaining has …


Hobbes, Locke And The Mystery Of Friendship, Thomas Kohler Jan 2012

Hobbes, Locke And The Mystery Of Friendship, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

A lecture given to the Boston College Perspectives Program.


The History And Significance Of Steele V. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., Thomas Kohler Jan 2012

The History And Significance Of Steele V. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

No abstract provided.


Public Unions And The State Of The Labor Movement, Thomas Kohler Jan 2012

Public Unions And The State Of The Labor Movement, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

This presentation considered public unions and the state of the labor movement in light of Catholic social doctrine, democratic theory, distributive justice, and legal and social trends.


Member, Executive Committee For The Program On Catholic Social Though, Thomas Kohler Dec 2011

Member, Executive Committee For The Program On Catholic Social Though, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

In August 2012 Professor Kohler was invited to join the Executive Committee for the Program on Catholic Social Thought sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute at the University of Chicago.


Presentation On Unions And Mediating Institutions In Catholic Social Doctrine, Thomas Kohler Dec 2011

Presentation On Unions And Mediating Institutions In Catholic Social Doctrine, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

A presentation at the Union League Club on unions and mediating institutions in Catholic social doctrine.


Hugues-Felicite-Robert De Lamennais (1782-1854), Thomas Kohler Dec 2011

Hugues-Felicite-Robert De Lamennais (1782-1854), Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

Encyclopedia entry for the theologian and social theorist, Lamennais.


Employer Neutrality?, Thomas Kohler Dec 2011

Employer Neutrality?, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

It is for workers alone to decide whether to organize for purposes of collective bargaining. However, this does not mean that employers are strictly obligated to remain neutral. Within the at times imprecise limits of Art. ?8(a)(1), an employer can mount a campaign against its employees’ efforts to organize. Once issues pertaining to this were quite dull – but they are no longer so today. Today, employer neutrality is a very lively and hotly contested topic. The NLRB has been heavily criticized by congressional Republicans; the future of its drafts and rules is hazy. The legitimacy of collective bargaining has …