Featured Supreme Court Cases
This page highlights some of the online resources that may be helpful as you research topics in collective bargaining, including collective bargaining law, economic data for bargaining, costing out the contract, dispute resolution, and more. e.g. cases
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Abood v. Detroit Bd. of Ed.431 U.S. 209 97 S.Ct. 1782 52 L.Ed.2d 261 D. Louis ABOOD et al., Appellants, v. DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. No. 75-1153. Argued Nov. 9, 1976. Decided May 23, 1977. Rehearing Denied June 27, 1977. See 433 U.S. 915, 97 S.Ct. 2989. A Michigan statute authorizing union representation of local governmental employees permits an "agency shop" arrangement, whereby every employee represented by a union, even though not a union member, must pay to the union, as a condition of employment,
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JANUS v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 31, ET AL.This is the Supreme Court decision that was Decided June 27, 2018
FEATURED CASES
National & State Labor Laws
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Collective Bargaining & Labor Arbitration: An OverviewA summary of laws regulating collective bargaining. Also includes links to relevant statutes, regulations, cases, and more.
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Labor Law: An OverviewA summary of labor law, which deals with the relationship between employers and unions. Also includes links to relevant statutes, regulations, cases, and more.
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National Labor Relatons ActText of the NLRA. [Title 29, Chapter 7, Subchapter II, United States Code].
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SHRM: Employment Law AreasFree subscriptions to the Workplace Law Bulletin and HR/Employment Law current news items.
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New Jersey Statutes UnannotatedRead the text of N.J.S.A. Search for Title 18A, Education, which features legislature related to education.
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New Jersey Administrative CodeRead the text of the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.), which is the codification of all rules and regulations made by the executive branch agencies of New Jersey. Title 6 and 6A are about education.
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NJ Department of Education: Administrative Code and StatuteNew Jersey's education regulations, laws and rulemaking petitions can be found using the links on this page.
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New Jersey Education Commissioner DecisionsThe present site offers decisions issued from July 1, 1997 to date, with the exception of settlements, withdrawals, interim proceedings and letter decisions which have not been the subject of decisions on appeal.
Public Sector Collective Bargaining
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Economic Policy Institute (EPI) : Labor PolicyResearch on public sector employee compensation and other current issues.
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NJSBA settlement rates in perspectiveTEACHERS CONTRACTS SETTLEMENTS COVERING THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR
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NJ School Boards AssociationInformation on public sector labor relations
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Privatization WatchNews summaries from an organization originally founded by Ralph Nader.
Organizations & Agencies
Organizations, institutes, and think tanks are excellent sources for the latest research reports, names of known scholars and experts in the field, and other types of material you may not easily find in academic journals. One way to find organizational research on the Internet is to implement the following Google search:
Key words or phrases
Site:org (or site:edu)
Filetype:pdf
Example: “Hispanic women” executives site:org filetype:pdf
This search will limit results to organizational (or educational) web sites and to PDF (Adobe Acrobat) documents. Why does this work? You are much more likely to find published research in PDF format and the search eliminates misleading commercial and personal web sites.
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Bureau of Labor StatisticsIf you need data on employment, unemployment, wages and earnings, benefits, productivity, workplace injuries, etc., this is the place to go. Be prepared to spend some time negotiating this web site and reading about the statistical series available. The A – Z topic index (upper right hand corner) is useful.
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Department of LaborThis is a huge web site. You can find FAQ’s and full text of laws & regulations on wages and hours, workplace safety & health, retirement & health benefits, union membership, plus information on regulations that affect hiring and termination practices. DOL full-text publications include the Occupational Outlook Handbook (see below) and the Monthly Labor Review. To find what you need, use the audience-oriented portals (left-hand of homepage) or the A – Z topic index.
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National Labor Relations BoardThis site contains official statutes, rules, regulations, text of decisions, and other resources that explain rights under federal employment laws.
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New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentState employment and labor statistics, state laws, career information.
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NJ Public Employment Relations CommissionThe Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC or Commission) is a State administrative agency. It is charged with administering the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act. The agency deals with certain labor relations issues involving public employers, public employees, and unions that represent public employees.
Researching the Union
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U.S. Dept. of Labor: Union Reports & Collective Bargaining AgreementsLabor unions of a specific size are required to file reports with the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the U.S. Dept. of Labor. These include constitutions, bylaws, and documentation of salaries.
Labor Unions with Public Sector Membership
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CWA (Communications Workers of America)Although primarily comprised of telecommunications workers, many public sector employees in NJ belong to CWA.
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NJEA (New Jersey Education Association)New Jersey's largest teachers union
Economic Data for Bargaining
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Current Employment Statistics - National (BLS)Detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.
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NJ Consumer Price Index - CPI (NJ LWD)Create a custom table.
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NJ Labor Force and Unemployment Rate (NJ LWD)Create a custom table.
Costing Out Your Contract
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Numbers "Crunching" for Negotiations Costing Out a Contract (the Easy Version!)From the UE (United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America).
Sample Contracts
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Teacher Contract DatabaseNCTQ's Teacher Contract Database includes policy information on over 145 school districts across the country. We analyze collective bargaining agreements, evaluation handbooks, salary schedules, and other documents to distill district policy across key topics such as salary, evaluation, and teacher work day.
Strikes & Dispute Resolution
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Work Stoppages (BLS)Start here for data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9781849727129Publication Date: 2010-10-29
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American Arbitration AssociationThe American Arbitration Association (AAA), is a not-for-profit organization with offices throughout the U.S. AAA has a long history and experience in the field of alternative dispute resolution, providing services to individuals and organizations who wish to resolve conflicts out of court.
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State Public Employee Relatons BoardsA directory from AFSCME.
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New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC)State agency responsible for administering the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act. Duties include mediation, fact-finding and arbitration.
Arbitration Cases
Locating Labor Arbitration Cases
Most arbitration cases (also called awards) are not published. You can find random cases on the Internet, but the best source are specialized reporting services, similar to legal reporting services. Arbitration award publishers include BNA, CCH, and LRP.