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Alt Labor? Why We Still Need Traditional Labor, Martin H. Malin Sep 2020

Alt Labor? Why We Still Need Traditional Labor, Martin H. Malin

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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Alt-Labor And Employment Law: Symposium Introduction, Michael M. Oswalt, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan Sep 2020

Alt-Labor And Employment Law: Symposium Introduction, Michael M. Oswalt, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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Sustainable Alt-Labor, Catherine L. Fisk Sep 2020

Sustainable Alt-Labor, Catherine L. Fisk

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Short Strikes, Michael M. Oswalt Sep 2020

Short Strikes, Michael M. Oswalt

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can Wage Boards Revive U.S. Labor?: Marshaling Evidence From Puerto Rico, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan Sep 2020

Can Wage Boards Revive U.S. Labor?: Marshaling Evidence From Puerto Rico, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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College Athletes In Revenue-Generating Sports As Employees: A Look Into The Alt-Labor Future, Roberto L. Corrada Sep 2020

College Athletes In Revenue-Generating Sports As Employees: A Look Into The Alt-Labor Future, Roberto L. Corrada

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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Union Decline And Labor Revival In The 21st Century United States, Ruth Milkman Sep 2020

Union Decline And Labor Revival In The 21st Century United States, Ruth Milkman

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Weaseling Out Of Weingarten: Why Outsourcing Investigatory Examinations Does Not Obviate Representational Rights Under The Fslmrs, Craig Westergard Sep 2020

Weaseling Out Of Weingarten: Why Outsourcing Investigatory Examinations Does Not Obviate Representational Rights Under The Fslmrs, Craig Westergard

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

The Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute (hereinafter "FSLMRS") grants covered federal employees the right to union representation at investigatory examinations conducted by "a representative of the agency." While the Supreme Court has defined the term "agency representative" broadly, some courts have permitted agencies to evade the FSLMRS by outsourcing examinations to third parties. This trend is contrary to Supreme Court precedent, the text of the FSLMRS, and the purposes of the statute, and it deprives federal employees of their representational rights. As such, it should be repudiated.

This article first describes the history of unionization and outlines the substantive …


New Labor Viscerality? Work Stoppages In The "New Work" Non-Union Economy, Michael C. Duff Jan 2020

New Labor Viscerality? Work Stoppages In The "New Work" Non-Union Economy, Michael C. Duff

Saint Louis University Law Journal

COVID-19 work stoppages involving employees refusing to work because they are fearful of contracting coronavirus provide a recent dramatic opportunity for newer workplace law observers to grasp a well-established legal rule: both unionized and non-union employees possess rights to engage in work stoppages under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). This article explains that employees engaging in concerted work stoppages, in good faith reaction to health and safety dangers, are prima facie protected from discharge. The article carefully distinguishes between NLRA § 7 and § 502 work stoppages. Crucially, and contrary to § 502 work stoppages, the health and safety-related …