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Lessons From The Laboratory: The Polar Opposites On The Public Sector Labor Law Spectrum, Ann C. Hodges
Lessons From The Laboratory: The Polar Opposites On The Public Sector Labor Law Spectrum, Ann C. Hodges
Ann C. Hodges
One of the professed advantages of the varied state law regimes in public sector labor law is the potential for studying these regimes to determine the most effective legal approach to labor relations. Yet the legal scholarship focused on public sector labor law has been limited. This article is an attempt to fill the void. The article compares the legal approaches of Illinois and Virginia, two states at the opposite ends of the legal spectrum. The law in Illinois is favorable to unionization and collective bargaining while Virginia law is hostile, outlawing public sector bargaining altogether. The article analyzes the …