Organizing a University Union

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This paper shall review four situations that could conceivably arise when dealing with present or past employees in a university setting. Specifically, the paper deals with items like unionization and
de-certification, faculty selection procedures, the differences between labour relations in private and public workplaces, and termination agreements and covenants not to compete. The paper examines the legal dangers that may result from intemperate action by management and also looks at the rights and responsibilities of employees as well.

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"Recently, it has come to our attention that several faculty members are interested in forming a union. This development raises some curious issues. Most notably, some in management feel that it is best to let the union form "quietly" and then negotiate a contract. The idea is that when the novelty of having a union has worn off, it would then be possible to de-certify the same union through an election involving the whole faculty. The question we are confronted with is whether or not it is possible to allow a union to both form and then de-certify within the span of a year. To answer such a question, we need to examine current United States statutory law and case law and also review the broad trends of the law over the last century. Since the late 1920s, the United States government (and judiciary) one..."

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