Living in Interesting Times: President Obama and the Rebirth of the Labor Movement

Authors

Daniel S. Bowling III, Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Keywords

Legislation, Election, Effect, Form Unions

Abstract

Legislation has been introduced in the United States that will allow workers to form unions without secret ballot voting among prospective members. This legislation, in its current form, is the most radical change in Federal law governing union recognition in its history. While passage of the legislation is far from certain, it has generated much discussion and argument, most of it polemical. This article examines the issue from a more academic perspective, reviewing the history of organizing and how management practices have developed that effectively use the current election process as a tool to resist organizing efforts, and the effect the legislation might have upon those practices.

Citation

Daniel S. Bowling III, Living in Interesting Times: President Obama and the Rebirth of the Labor Movement, 2 Journal of Politics & Law 1-6 (2009)

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