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“Freedom” And ”Coercion”—Virtue Words And Vice Words, Peter Westen
“Freedom” And ”Coercion”—Virtue Words And Vice Words, Peter Westen
Duke Law Journal
Much has changed since young Thomas Jefferson took up his quill pen in the winter of 1781 and wrote by candlelight about "freedom" and "coercion." More has changed since Plato lauded freedom and derogated coercion two thousand years earlier. 2 The material changes in the way we live are obvious. The normative changes in what we value -- in what we regard as good and evil, right and wrong -- are equally dramatic: the abolition of chattel slavery, the disestablishment of religion, the end of indentured servitude, the demise of monarchy, the prohibition of torture and blood sanctions, the banning …
Toward A Theory Of “Just Cause” In Employee Discipline Cases, Roger I. Abrams, Dennis R. Nolan
Toward A Theory Of “Just Cause” In Employee Discipline Cases, Roger I. Abrams, Dennis R. Nolan
Duke Law Journal
Although almost every collective bargaining agreement permits the employer to discipline an employee for "just cause," the concept of just cause is not well understood. Rather than leading to fair and consistent resolutions of disciplinary disputes, the concept, as applied in arbitration proceedings, has led to inconsistent results that fail to serve the interests of either management or labor. This article develops a systematic theory of just cause in employee discipline cases by exploring the fundamental understanding of the employment relationship and the effect of the collective bargaining agreement on the fundamental understanding. It presents a model of just cause, …