Labor Law – 6203

Fall 2015
Tom Trachsel ’97

his course focuses on the system of federal law regulating labor-managementrelations. The course examines the law and strategy of labor organizing,collective bargaining, and economic action in labor disputes as well as ofcontract enforcement. The course also considers emerging trends of labor lawreform and the intersection with other bodies of law, including employment andinternational human rights law. The course further analyzes how a fundamentaltension between collective rights and individual rights has shaped theevolution of doctrine as well as policy debates in labor law. The courseincludes simulations and experiential projects related to union elections,negotiations, and grievance arbitration. Grades will be based on a 3-houropen-book final exam.

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