Union Power Project, Education Pillar: PELRA Reading Group- Week 1

Date
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 6pm-7pm

Week 1: What is a union?

Readings:
-National Labor Relations Act, sections 1,2,14(b) (29 USC 151-2)
-MN Public Employee Labor Relations Act, Minn.Stat. 179A.01, 03, 08, 09, 10, 12

Week 1 will involve some of the fundamentals around unions: differences between what different kinds of employees there are and who can be a part of a given unit; the nature of exclusive representation; the history of the National Labor Relations Act and the Public Employee Labor Relations Act and how they interact, and how specific legal doctrines develop under the latter.

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