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“Battling Adjunct Unions Flunks Legal and Moral Tests” say Beyer, Carroll

April 16, 2016 in /by

Professors Gerry Beyer (Theology, Villanova) and Donald Carroll (Law, University of San Francisco) argue strongly in the National Catholic Reporter that schools using “freedom of religion” claims to avoid bargaining under the NLRB 1) have a weak legal case, and 2) should negotiate with faculty unions regardless of their legal obligations under the National Labor […]

What does the Catholic Church say about “Right-to-Work”?

March 18, 2016 in /by

Friedrichs, the Church and the future of labor In the labor world, the big winter story is the Friedrichs case, which has come before the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs, California teachers, argue that the First Amendment should exempt them from paying union dues or fees. Union members of all stripes are already permitted to opt […]