There's a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers--designers, engineers, writers, and many others--have learned that when they stand together, they're poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven't stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too. But what are unions? And why do they matter? Ethan Marcotte answers these questions through extensive research...

The question presented is whether an agreement between a union and an employer, where the employer facilitates the union's organization of its employees and the union agrees not to strike or pressure the employer, violates the Labor Management Relations Act.

At issue is whether a union 'agency shop' arrangement requiring 'fair share' payments by non-union members violates the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and assembly.

"Richard Davis wrote the first of many letters to the National Labor Tribune. One of the few African Americans at the founding convention of United Mine Workers of America in 1890, he served as one of the union's National Executive Board members. This biography provides a detailed portrait of one of America's more influential labor leaders"--