The Use of Union Dues for Political Activity-Current Status

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Crampton ◽  
John W. Hodge ◽  
Jitendra M. Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Legal History ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Organized Labor ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Know How ◽  
History Of

The NLRB, in a significant ruling for organized labor, recently ruled that employees who are forced to pay union dues are entitled to know how their money is being spent. The NLRB ruled in January 1997 that unions must supply financial information to workers who pay dues but who have elected not to join the union. The use of union dues for political activity continues to be a controversial issue for both public and private unions. This paper will provide a brief overview of the legal history of unions in America and the current issues they are encountering. Legal issues relating to the use of union dues for political activities for both public and private unions will also be discussed.

scholarly journals Status of the chairman of the local government administration in Ukraine: experience of legislative definitions

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 12-23
Author(s):  
Y. I. Borodin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Service ◽  
Local State ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
The Status ◽  
General Competence ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Heads Of State

The article deals with the issue of determining the status of heads of local state administrations in Ukraine in the context of the history of public service. The author focuses on such important aspects as assigning the positions of heads of state executive bodies to the general competence of the regional and subregional levels into the civil service, imposing restrictions on political activity, defining the role of the president, the government and the prime minister in appointing and dismissing said officials, application of competitive procedures, etc. On the basis of the analysis of legislative acts of 1992-2017, comparison and generalization of information from different sources shows how the question arose about the status of heads of local state administrations, which changes occurred in the process of creating the constitutional principles of public administration, the adoption of legislation on civil service, activities government, local state administrations, prevention of corruption, etc. Particular attention is paid to the current state of affairs, which is characterized by the presence of contradictions in the Ukrainian legislation; an increase in the uncertainty of the status of heads of local state administrations as a result of changes to the civil service law (November 2017) regarding their removal from the civil service, removal of restrictions on political activities, etc.The author concludes that there is a lot of experience of the state authorities of Ukraine in this area, the contradictory nature of the actions of the subjects of determining the status of heads of local state administrations, which has manifested itself in the recent period, the need to define the conceptual principles of the consideration of the issue and to make concerted changes to the Ukrainian legislation.

The Yale Law School Guide to Research in American Legal History

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B Nann ◽  
Morris L Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Social History ◽  
Legal History ◽  
The United States ◽  
Law School ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
The Political ◽  
Legal Authority ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many

The study of legal history has a broad application that extends well beyond the interests of legal historians. An attorney arguing a case today may need to cite cases that are decades or even centuries old, and historians studying political or cultural history often encounter legal issues that affect their main subjects. Both groups need to understand the laws and legal practices of past eras. Law plays an important part in the political and social history of the United States. As such, researchers interested in almost every aspect of American life will have occasion to use legal materials. The book provides an overview of legal history research, describing the U.S. legal system and legal authority. It is essential reference is intended for the many nonspecialists who need to enter this arcane and often tricky area of research.

scholarly journals The concept of the Ukrainian national state-making in the scientific work of Professor Sergiy Shelukhin

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Iryna Muzyka
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Work ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Right

The scientific achievements and social and political activity of Sergiy Shelukhin and its influence on the formation of the concept of independent state of Ukraine in the political and legal thought and state-making practice of the governments and political figures of the UNR, the Directory and public political organizations of Ukrainian political emigration are considered. The figure of Sergiy Shelukhin in the history of Ukraine has been symbolic for over a century, as his scientific and socio-political activities have largely contributed to the restoration of the sovereign right of the Ukrainian people to an independent state. His conception of Ukrainian statehood, the origin of the name "Ukraine" is today an integral part of the ideological basis for determining priority directions in contemporary Ukrainian politics, in the context of building an independent independent Ukraine, in terms of forming state ideology and national dignity. In the period of national liberation competitions the main topic of scientific research of the scientist was the origin of the Ukrainian state. It was his intelligence that formed the basis for memoranda, statements, and international treaties of the time. Shelukhin proved that for the Ukrainian people the right of state sovereignty was restored not only as a result of the renunciation of the tsar and release from the oath of nationality, but also on the contractual grounds of the act of 1654 connection between Ukraine and Russia, since this connection was only the face of the tsar-protector. Thus, on February 28, 1917, the Ukrainian people, on the basis of their historical rights and legal consequences, renounced the tsar and exempted him from the oath by legal means, regained his sovereignty over himself and his Ukrainian statehood. Scientist in historical monographs "Where does Russia come from:" Names: Rus, Galicia, Ukraine and Little Russia "(1928)," The Theory of Celtic Origin of Kievan Rus from France "(1929)," Ukraine - the Name of Our Land from the Ancient Times "(1936) for the first time explores the problem of the origin of the terms "Rus", "Ukraine", "Russia", "Mala Rus". These studies have played and play an extremely important role in refuting political speculation and falsification regarding the origin of Ukrainians and the emergence of Ukrainian statehood. During his life, S. Shelukhin's works have gained recognition among lawyers, historians, and political figures both in Ukraine and abroad.

scholarly journals Charity Law Reform in Canada: Moving from Patchwork to Substantive Reform

2020 ◽  
pp. 683
Author(s):  
Samuel Singer
Keyword(s):  
Political Activity ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Definition Of

This article explores the history of charity law reform in Canada, focusing on calls for a legislative definition of charitable purposes and changes to the political activity rules. It traces the trajectory of three periods of charity law reform advocacy in Canada since 1978, during which advocates have called not only for reform to the political activity rules but also more broadly for the modernization of Canadian charity law. Despite decades of charity law reform proposals, most charity law reform in Canada to date has constituted a patchwork of administrative and legal changes. Canadian charity law is at a crossroads after the broad recommendations of the 2017 Report of the Consultation Panel on the Political Activities of Charities and the 2018 legislative changes eliminating certain restrictions on charities’ political activities. It is time for more substantive charity law reform, drawing from multiple law reform proposals presented over the last 40 years, and from charity law reform in other jurisdictions.

scholarly journals SOCIAL MEDIA'S RELATIONSHIP TO POLITICS: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kutbanbayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The influence of social media is a new trend in modern politics. This is primarily due to the fact that social media has become a platform for increasing political activity. The article considers social media as a new technology that can be used effectively in the political space. In addition, the ways of forming state policy in social networks are defined. We study the features of providing and receiving information in social media. The article analyzes the need to form and promote the image of political leaders, their goals and objectives. The growth of social media has changed the way political communication is carried out, moving to a new level. In order to promote the communications of a political leader or political party on the Internet, the essence of websites is revealed. Special attention is paid to the effectiveness of political activities based on social media.

scholarly journals Rok 1338 w ustrojowo-prawnych dziejach Śląska

Prawo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 330 ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Marian J. Ptak
Keyword(s):  
Legal History ◽  
Present Author ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
The Political ◽  
History Of

The year 1338 in the political and legal history of Silesia The article is an attempt to examine the political and legal events in Silesia in 1338, usually left out of analyses because of their authors’ concentration on the previous year. The present author tackles the problem of vassal dukes of Głogów, their fi ght for the Duchy of Głogów, political activity of free dukes in the Duchy of Świdnica and Jawor, union of the Duchies of Opava and Racibórz as well as royal territories in Silesia and their system of governance.   Das Jahr 1338 in der staatsrechtlichen Geschichte SchlesiensDie Bearbeitung ist ein Versuch, sich mit den staatsrechtlichen Geschehnissen im Jahr 1338 in Schlesien zu befassen, die in der Regel außerhalb des Interessenbereiches der bisherigen Autoren blieben, da sie sich des Öfteren auf das vergangene Jahr konzentrierten. Sie wurde dem Problem der Glogauer Lehenfürsten und ihrem Kampf um das Fürstentum Glogau, der politischen Aktivität der freien Fürsten im Herzogtum Schweidnitz und Jauer, der Union der Troppauer und Ratiborer Herzöge sowie der königlichen Territorien in Schlesien und dem System ihrer Verwaltung gewidmet.

scholarly journals Corporations, Politics, and Democracy: Corporate political activities as political corruption

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 263178772098261
Author(s):  
Daniel Nyberg
Keyword(s):  
Political Corruption ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Corporate Political Activity ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Political Preferences ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Political Decision Making ◽  
Corporate Capture

Corporate involvement in democratic processes typically takes the form of corporate political activity (CPA). In this paper, I develop a framework of political corruption to explain the corroding influence of CPA on democratic processes. CPA corrupts democratic processes by excluding (a) citizen representation from political decision making, (b) citizens’ voices from public deliberation, and (c) citizens’ interests from private deliberations about political preferences. By attending to the power relations within the three key democratic spheres in society—political, public, and private—I explain how corporations influence democratic processes and how these processes in turn become dependent on corporate involvement. My theorization explicates the corporate capture of democratic processes and provides a nuanced understanding of corruption in Western liberal democracies. Finally, I suggest ways to halt this process and thereby defend democracy as a system of governance from undue corporate interests.

The Social Origins and Provenance of the English Bishops during the Reign of Edward II

1959 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 51-79
Author(s):  
K. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Early Career ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Origins ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Edward Ii ◽  
The Social ◽  
Complete Study ◽  
History Of

During the last twenty or twenty-five years medieval historians have been much interested in the composition of the English episcopate. A number of studies of it have been published on periods ranging from the eleventh to the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. A further paper might well seem superfluous. My reason for offering one is that most previous writers have concentrated on analysing the professional circles from which the bishops were drawn, and suggesting the influences which their early careers as royal clerks, university masters and students, secular or regular clergy, may have had on their later work as bishops. They have shown comparatively little interest in their social background and provenance, except for those bishops who belonged to magnate families. Some years ago, when working on the political activities of Edward II's bishops, it seemed to me that social origins, family connexions and provenance might in a number of cases have had at least as much influence on a bishop's attitude to politics as his early career. I there fore collected information about the origins and provenance of these bishops. I now think that a rather more careful and complete study of this subject might throw further light not only on the political history of the reign, but on other problems connected with the character and work of the English episcopate. There is a general impression that in England in the later middle ages the bishops' ties with their dioceses were becoming less close, and that they were normally spending less time in diocesan work than their predecessors in the thirteenth century.

Thomas Glyn Watkin, The Legal History of Wales

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-461
Author(s):  
George L Gretton
Keyword(s):  
Legal History ◽  
History Of

Life as a Raw Material: Illusions of Control

Somatechnics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oron Catts ◽  
Ionat Zurr
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Short History ◽  
Know How ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

The paper discusses and critiques the concept of the single engineering paradigm. This concepts allude to a future in which the control of matter and life, and life as matter, will be achieved by applying engineering principles; through nanotechnology, synthetic biology and, as some suggest, geo-engineering, cognitive engineering and neuro-engineering. We outline some issues in the short history of the field labelled as Synthetic Biology. Furthermore; we examine the way engineers, scientists, designers and artists are positioned and articulating the use of the tools of Synthetic Biology to expose some of the philosophical, ethical and political forces and considerations of today as well as some future scenarios. We suggest that one way to enable the possibilities of alternative frames of thought is to open up the know-how and the access to these technologies to other disciplines, including artistic.

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