Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law

by James B. Atleson

Book Overview

Chosen as a Lawyer's Literary Club Selection, this book looks behind stated legal rules and doctrines in the field of labor law to clearly formulate the often hidden values and assumptions that motivate those who make labor law decisions. The author demonstrates that the "received wisdom" in labor law, which is that decisions are based on analyses of the rational implications of statutory policy, language, or legislative history, fails to account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870233904
• ISBN13: 9780870233906
• Release Date: November 1983
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant

This book is absolutely essential to understanding how the courts have interpreted (and shredded) the Wagner Act.