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Schedule

Assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday of each corresponding week.

Getting Started and Lesson 1: Labor Relations Laws
Readings
  • Getting Started Lesson
  • Lesson 01 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 1-77
Video
  • Background of Labor Relations Laws
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Initial tasks as indicated. (Ungraded)
    • NLRA Essay Assignment (50 points)
Lesson 2: Legal Framework for Organizing
Readings
  • Lesson 02 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 79-184
  • Other Readings
    • Hartman Bros. Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. NLRB, 280 F.3d 1110 (7th Cir. 2002)
    • Stericycle, Inc., 357 N.L.R.B. No. 61 (Aug. 23, 2011)
Video
  • The Legal Framework for Union Organizing, Part 1
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • IRAC Summaries Assignment (50 points)
Lesson 3: Framework for Organizing (continued)
Readings
  • Lesson 03 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 185-225
  • Other Readings
    • The NLRB complaint in the Boeing Company case
      (http://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/fact-sheets/boeing-complaint-fact-sheet)
    • The May 3, 2011 letter from Sens. Michael B. Enzi, Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Johnny Isakson, Rand Paul, Orrin G. Hatch, John McCain, Pat Roberts, Lisa Murkowski, and Mark Kirk to Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon (which is also available at http://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/fact-sheets/boeing-complaint-fact-sheet)
    • International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. NLRB, 374 F.2d 295 (D.C. Cir.), cert. denied, 387 U.S. 942 (1967).
Video
  • The Legal Framework for Union Organizing, Part 2
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Boeing Essay Assignment (50 points)
    • Quiz 1 covering Lessons 01 - 03 (30 points)
Lesson 4: Legal Process to Gain Bargaining Rights
Readings
  • Lesson 04 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 225-312
  • Other Readings
    • Air Transp. Ass'n of Am., Inc. v. Nat'l Mediation Bd., 663 F.3d 476 (D.C. Cir. 2011)
Video
  • The Legal Process for a Union to Gain Bargaining Rights
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Groupwork 2010 Rule Change Assignment (80 points)
Lesson 5: Contract Negotiations
Readings
  • Lesson 5 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 313-458
Video
  • The Law Governing Contract Negotiations
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • NLRB Forms Assignment (50 points)
    • Mid-Course Survey
Lesson 6: Strikes, Pickets, and Boycotts
Readings
  • Lesson 6 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 459-580
Video
  • Strikes, Picketing, and Boycotts
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Quiz 2 covering Lessons 04 - 06 (30 points)
Lesson 7: Use of Secondary Pressure
Readings
  • Lesson 7 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 580-674
  • Other Readings
    • Kentov ex rel. NLRB v. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n Local 15, AFL-CIO, 418 F.3d 1259 (11th Cir. 2005)
    • United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am., Local Union No. 1506, 355 N.L.R.B. 797 (2010)
Video
  • A Union's Use of Secondary Pressure
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Group Memorandums Assignment (80 points)
Lesson 8: Grievance Procedures and Enforcement of Agreements
Readings
  • Lesson 8 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 675-685 (Grievance Procedures)
    • Labor Law, pages 685-808 (Enforcement of Agreements)
  • Other Readings
    • International Union of Petroleum & Industrial Workers v. Western Industrial Maintenance, Inc., 707 F.2d 425 (9th Cir. 1983)
    • El Paso Complaint
    • El Paso Complaint Exhibit A
    • El Paso Complaint Exhibit B-C
    • El Paso Motion to Dismiss
    • El Paso Response to Motion to Dismiss
    • El Paso Reply to Response to MTD
Videos
  • Grievance Procedures
  • Enforcement of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Judge's Order OR Corporate Memorandum  (50 points)
    • Quiz 3 Covering Lessons 07 - 08 (30 points)
Lesson 9: Mid Course Exam
Readings
  • None
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Mid-Course Exam Covering Lessons 01 - 08 (120 points)
Lesson 10: Legal Impact of Changes in Corporate Structure
Readings
  • Lesson 10 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 809-872
  • Other Readings
    • Nicolau Award
    • Addington v. US Airline Pilots Ass'n, 588 F. Supp. 2d 1051 (D. Ariz. 2008)
Video
  • The Legal Impact of Changes in Corporate Structure
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Integration Essay (50 points)
Lesson 11: Union Duty of Fair Representation
Readings
  • Lesson 11 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 953-1000
  • Other Readings
    • Garcia v. Salt River Project Agric. Improvement & Power Dist., 618 F. Supp. 2d 1092 (D. Ariz. 2007)
    • "The Individual Employee's Rights Under the Collective Agreement: What Constitutes Fair Representation?" 126 U.Pa.L.Rev. 251, 279 (1977).
Video
  • The Union's Duty of Fair Representation
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Fair Representation Essay (50 points)
Lesson 12: Role of Federalism
Readings
  • Lesson 12 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 873-951
Video
  • The Role of Federalism
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Secret Ballot Group Essay (80 points)
Lesson 13: Union Security Agreements
Readings
  • Lesson 13 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 1000-1052
  • Other Readings
    • "Right to Work" vs. The Rights of Workers (March 2011). Higgins Labor Studies Program report. University of Notre Dame.
Videos
  • The Law of Union Security Agreements
  • Indiana "The Right To Work For Less" State
  • Cecil B. DeMille's Showdown!
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Right to Work Essay (50 points)
Lesson 14: Internal Union Discipline and Contemporary Labor Law
Readings
  • Lesson 14 Commentary
  • Textbook
    • Labor Law, pages 1052-1073
    • Labor Law, pages 1075-1087
Videos
  • The Law of Internal Union Discipline
  • A Look at Contemporary Labor Law
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Quiz 4 covering Lessons 10 - 14 (30 points)
Lesson 15: Final Exam
Readings
  • None
Assignments
  • Complete and submit:
    • Final Exam Covering Lessons 10 - 14 (120 points)
    • SRTE

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