This is the first legal article, to the author’s knowledge, to apply social movement theory to the foundation of worker cooperatives in the United States. It also begins a series of articles with three goals. First, the application of social movement theory to worker cooperatives should...

Conservative organizations such as the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are promoting a national campaign encouraging municipal entities, such as counties and cities, to pass right-to-work ordinances. The litigation concerning these ordinances is being...

Should arbitrators consider authority—such as statutes or case law—external to the collective bargaining agreement when deciding labor grievances? Do they rely on such external authority? If so, do they do so in particular circumstances or in certain types of cases? To provide more insight...