The Sheathed Sword: Union Efficacy in Nonbargaining States

Authors

Ann C. Hodges, University of RichmondFollow

Abstract

Section I of this article briefly reviews the law in Virginia and North Carolina. Section II examines, in detail, many of the strategies and tactics unions have utilized, both successfully and unsuccessfully, in Virginia and North Carolina. Section III discusses the overwhelming challenges that public-sector unions, despite their success, still face under the laws and political climate in hostile states. Finally, section IV offers a brief analysis of how unions in other states that prohibit or severely limit collective bargaining can emulate their successes and learn from their failures.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2012

Comments

Co-authored with William Warwick.

Recommended Citation

Ann C. Hodges & William Warwick, The Sheathed Sword: Public-Sector Union Efficacy in Non-Bargaining States, 27 ABA J. Lab. & Emp. L. 275 (2010).