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Title

Columbia University and Incarcerated Worker Labor Unions Under the National Labor Relations Act

Authors

Kara Goad, Cornell Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2017

Abstract

Kara Goad’s research examines the forms and terms of labor that incarcerated workers perform in American prisons, seeking to demonstrate that labor law could provide potential remedies for work-related grievances.

Goad’s research includes traditional statutory and case law analysis along with examinations of prison statistics, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and other administrative law materials relating to prisons and labor law. She uses her findings lay out a path for incarcerated workers to potentially unionize under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Comments

This article was awarded the second place in Cornell Law Library's Robert Cantwell Prize for Exemplary Student Research in 2017.

Recommended Citation

Goad, Kara, "Columbia University and Incarcerated Worker Labor Unions Under the National Labor Relations Act" (2017). Cornell Law Library Prize for Exemplary Student Research Papers. 14.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cllsrp/14