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Sabotage, Stalking & Stealth Exemptions: Special State Laws For Labor Unions

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Introduction

For more than a century, labor law in the United States has been the source of numerous and often passionate debates about the role of unions in the workforce. Over the years, this has resulted in several significant changes in federal policy. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the Taft-Hartley act of 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 represent significant federal legislation that has shaped the landscape for interactions among workers, employers, and unions. While the federal government plays the leading role in the relationships among the three aforementioned groups, state governments also have the power to establish certain ground rules. This is particularly true for public employees, but state governments can also set labor policies in the private sector as long as they do not interfere with the scheme established by federal laws and regulations. One of the most obvious examples is the...

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Respect for Picket Lines

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INTRODUCTION

A great deal has been written about the notorious reluctance of workers to cross picket lines' and the fact that such a refusal is traditional in the American labor movement.3 There is, however, a relatively small number of judicial and administrative decisions delineating the rights of employees upon refusing to cross a picket line.4 The question of an employee's rights upon refusing to cross a picket line turns on the type of picket line involved.5 Where an employee refuses to cross a legal picket line around his own employer's installation, there is little dispute that he is engaging in activity protected by section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act,' whether or not he is a member of the picketing union or the bargaining unit it represents. The more difficult question arises where an employee, while performing his assigned duties, refuses to cross a legal picket line at an installation of another employer. Employee rights in this situation is the topic of this note....

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Intervention & Union Work

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Introduction

The contents of this handbook are based on positions adopted at NEC Sessions and National Conventions since 1977. It has been prepared to make the sense of those positions more readily available for the guidance of members who engage in intervention and union activities on behalf of the SLP. Since the guidelines that follow embody the principles as well as the strategy and tactics of the SLP in the fields of intervention and union work, they are binding on all Party members who engage in such activities. It is, therefore, the obligation of members to familiarize themselves with these guidelines before becoming involved in either area, and to be guided by them in all instances where they are applicable. Also, before becoming involved members should consult with and seek the approval of their sections, if they belong to one; or of the NEC, if members-at-large. Thereafter, regular reports should be made by the involved member...

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