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Elections, Neutrality Agreements, And Card Checks: The Failure Of The Political Model Of Industrial Democracy, James Y. Moore, Richard A. Bales Jan 2012

Elections, Neutrality Agreements, And Card Checks: The Failure Of The Political Model Of Industrial Democracy, James Y. Moore, Richard A. Bales

Indiana Law Journal

The secret-ballot election is the National Labor Relations Board’s preferred method for employees to determine whether they wish to be represented by a union. Employer domination of the election process, however, has led many unions to opt out of elections and instead to demand recognition based on authorization cards signed by a majority of employees. The primary objection to this “card check” process is that it is less democratic than the secret-ballot election. This Article places the issue in the context of the theoretical basis for claims of industrial democracy and argues that card checks are more consistent with the …


The Newest Way To Screen Job Applicants: A Social Networker's Nightmare, Carly Brandenburg Jun 2008

The Newest Way To Screen Job Applicants: A Social Networker's Nightmare, Carly Brandenburg

Federal Communications Law Journal

Social networking is an easy way to share information with friends, family, and the company that just offered you an interview. Employers are utilizing all of the tools available to them as they strive to hire the right people, and this means that social networkers may need to self censor in order to protect their information from falling into the wrong hands. This Note questions whether social networkers can legally expect or enjoy any right to privacy with respect to their online postings.