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Employment Law
Section 26
1.5 hours

Introduction to Labor Law I

Mary R Ziegler

Labor law is a complex topic that occupies more than enough ground for an entire course, but our consideration of the topic will be brief. We will begin by looking at some of the main issues that emerge in labor law: how can a workplace vote to unionize, and what rules govern union elections? When a union has the right to bargain on behalf of a workplace, how do we determine which bargaining unit that union should properly represent? How do unions represent workers--do these functions at times resemble those of an attorney? How and when can employers punish unionized workers for abusive conduct?

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