Instructor: Alan L. Zmija Labor Law

Law 629

Spring 2020

 

Required Books:

Cox and Box's Labor Law Cases and Materials (16th Edition) by Gorman, Finkin and Glynn Published by West Academic

Cox and Box's Labor Law Cases and Materials - 2019 Update (16th Edition) by Gorman, Finkin and Glynn

Published by West Academic

 

Introduction

Review Class requirement

Overview of texts

Overview of General Concepts:

What is Labor law/Employment law

Employment at Will

Public Sector/Private Sector

Unions and their structure

The National Labor Relations Act

The National Labor Relations Board/General Counsel

Unfair Labor Practices

Steps to getting a collective bargaining agreement

Ohio - State Employment Relations Board

Why unionize?

Unions: Pros/Cons - What do you think?

History of Labor Law (Text: pp. 5 -43; Supp.: Skim pp. 1-24)

Conspiracy

Antitrust - Sherman Act

Clayton Act

Norris LaGuardia Act

Railway Labor Act

National Labor Relations Act (Text pp. 43-56; Supp.: pp. 25-62)

Wagner Act

NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin (47)

Taft-Hartley Act

Landrum Griffin Act

NLRB Jurisdiction (Text: pp. 56 -88; Supp.: pp. 131-135)