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Labor Relations Radio E138—Attorney Alex MacDonald On The Constitutionality Of 'Exclusive Representation'
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A deep-dive conversation into the question of whether unions' model of 'exclusive representation' is constitutional.
As unions have become more reliant on government largesse over the last few decades, putting their future fortunes into the hands of the government, the question of whether the Constitution’s First Amendment and its Freedom of Association apply to the concept of Exclusive Representation is called into question.
In this episode, labor attorney Alex MacDonald, from Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute shares some of the details of his paper: Political Unions, Free Speech, and the Death of Voluntarism: Why Exclusive Representation Violates the First Amendment1 [in PDF]
For those interested in deeper-dive research on legal topics, the longer version (here) is strongly recommended.
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LaborUnionNews.com's Labor Relations Radio is a subscriber-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a subscriber here.
161 Episoden
Manage episode 429600777 series 3315091
A deep-dive conversation into the question of whether unions' model of 'exclusive representation' is constitutional.
As unions have become more reliant on government largesse over the last few decades, putting their future fortunes into the hands of the government, the question of whether the Constitution’s First Amendment and its Freedom of Association apply to the concept of Exclusive Representation is called into question.
In this episode, labor attorney Alex MacDonald, from Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute shares some of the details of his paper: Political Unions, Free Speech, and the Death of Voluntarism: Why Exclusive Representation Violates the First Amendment1 [in PDF]
For those interested in deeper-dive research on legal topics, the longer version (here) is strongly recommended.
__________________________
LaborUnionNews.com's Labor Relations Radio is a subscriber-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a subscriber here.
161 Episoden
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