Labor Law Publications and Resources
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Arbitration Resources
Stewards Training
PowerPoint Presentations
Topical Resources
Helpful Links
Effective Grievants, Witnesses, and Advocates (2005) A primer on successfully arbitrating labor grievances, from best practices for grievance drafting to arbitration procedures.
Stewards Training:
The Benefits of Union Membership (October 2005)
Dirty Dozen Laws, Rules, & Regulations That Stewards Need To Know
(October 2005)
New Stewards: Laying a Foundation for Success (November 2004)
Experienced Stewards and Business Agents: Working Together for Success (November 2004)
PowerPoint Presentations:
Joint Council 32 - 2005 Summer Quarterly Meeting PowerPoint: Changes to Haz-Mat Endorsement Requirements, CDL Disqualification Standards, and 12 Laws Every Union Officer, Agent, and Member Must Know. (June 2005)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA, FMLA, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (2004)
The ADA and FMLA: An Overview of Recent Case Law (2003)
Issues for Local Unions Arising Under Federal Employment Statutes: ADA, FMLA, ADEA, & Title VII (2003)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Issues for Local Unions Arising Under Federal Employment Statutes: ADA, FMLA, ADEA, & Title VII (2003)
Commercial Driver's Licenses
New Requirements for Commercial Driver's Licenses and Hazardous Materials Endorsements (2005)
New Commercial Driver's Licensing Rules: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You (2004, updated 2005)
Final Rules - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Drug Testing
Attorney's Guide to Drugs in the Workplace. Published by BNA. This guide provides an excellent overview of the legal issues surrounding the creation and implementation of drug testing policies, and has a section devoted to issues specific to unionized workforces.
National Institute on Drug Abuse provides research monographs on issues regarding drug testing methods.
SAMHSA's Division of Workplace Programs offers information regarding guidelines for federal drug testing programs, and offers guidance for non-federal programs.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The ADA, FMLA, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (2004)
The ADA and FMLA: An Overview of Recent Case Law (2003)
Issues for Local Unions Arising Under Federal Employment Statutes: ADA, FMLA, ADEA, & Title VII (2003)
Hours of Service Regulations
Revised Hours of Service Article (May 2005)
Hours of Service PowerPoint (2003)
Title VII
Issues for Local Unions Arising Under Federal Employment Statutes: ADA, FMLA, ADEA, & Title VII (2003)
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
How Will Military Service Affect Your Job?: The Protections of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (2004)
Text of USERRA
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