An Introduction to Labor Law

by Michael Evan Gold

Overview

An Introduction to Labor Law is a useful and course-tested primer that explains the basic principles of the federal law regulating the relationship of employers to labor unions. In this updated third edition, which features a new introduction, Michael Evan Gold discusses the law that applies to union organizing and representation elections, the duty to bargain in good faith, economic weapons such as strikes and lockouts, and the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements. Gold describes the structure and functions of the National Labor Relations Board and of the federal courts in regard to labor cases and also presents a number of legal issues presently in contention between labor and management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801470547
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	03/04/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	159 KB

About the Author

Michael Evan Gold is Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Law, and History at Cornell University. He is the author of An Introduction to Labor Law, A Dialogue on Comparable Worth, and An Introduction to the Law of Employment Discrimination, all from Cornell.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Labor Law before the Labor Act
2. An Overview of the Labor Act
3. The Labor Board
4. Organizing and Elections
5. The Duty to Bargain
6. Economic Weapons
7. Enforcement of Labor Contracts
Afterword

Editorial Reviews

This bulletin provides a foundation for understanding the protection to which workers are entitled under the National Labor Relations Act. Included are such fundamental topics as organizing and elections, the duty to bargain, economic weapons available to workers, and enforcement of labor contracts. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"In An Introduction to Labor Law, Michael Evan Gold provides useful and timely information on labor law that should complement research in current and future topics in labor relations. … This book can be used as a guide for labor law, past and present, for both policy-makers and researchers. … The book provides a clear and concise description of labor law concepts and provides answers to many questions in labor relations. Moreover, the book also provokes questions and ideas regarding what should be no doubt new explorations into changes in labor law as it pertains to economic growth industries such as college athletics and health care."—Christopher K. Coombs, Journal of Labor Research (June 2014)

Praise for a previous edition—
"This book does an excellent job of explaining complex labor law concepts in a way that is both accurate and understandable."—Julius Getman, University of Texas School of Law

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