Research Index

Bay Area Issues & Studies
Black Workers
Developmental Disabilities
Health Care
High Road Partnerships
Home Care
Immigrant Workers
International Labor Issues
Job Quality Trends
Living Wage
Minimum Wage
Organizing
Public Cost
Restaurant & Tourism
Retail
Social Movement Unionism
Union Difference
Union Pension Investing
Wal-Mart
Workers’ Rights
Working Women
Young Workers
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“Hey, The Boss Just Called Me Into the Office”: The Weingarten Decision and the Right to Representation on the Job
July 2004, by Steve Diamond, Kirsten Snow Spaulding and Lisa Vanderford-Anderson; updated and revised by David Rosenfeld and Caren Sencer
Details the union member's right to union representation during workplace proceedings or meetings that may result in disciplinary action.
Advancing
an Asian Agenda for Immigration Reform, 
2003, by Katie Quan, Asian American Policy Review, Harvard University, vol. 12.
A summary of major topics covered at the 2002 conference held in Oakland, CA, co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and attended by Asian/Pacific Islander (API) immigration rights activists from across the country. Topics include post-9/11 policies affecting the API community, such as the suspension of refugee immigration and H-1B visa restrictions. Sex trafficking, immigrant family reunification, and refugee quotas are also discussed. Each topic summary is followed by recommendations for policy, action, and further study.
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