Labor Law

Catalog description

Labor Law provides students with a comprehensive review and study of United States labor history and policy, with an emphasis on the National Labor Relations Act and its amendments (NLRA), as well as the rights and obligations of individuals, employers and unions under the NLRA, unfair labor practices under the NLRA, the National Labor Relations Board and its enforcement and policy-making powers, a thorough review of how employees select and de-select a bargaining representative (a union), the collective bargaining process, and the role of arbitration in effectuating national labor policy. The course also includes related constitutional, preemption and state law issues.