Reexamines the right of employees to sit-in independently during arbitration between their union and their employer. Journal availability: See EA 511 946. (IRT)

This publication presents the full text of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McDonald et al. v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. et al., as written by Justice Marshall. Also included is a brief separate statement written by Justice Stewart, as well as a syllabus that summarizes the major issues in the case and outlines the main points of the…

The article traces the impact of Title Seven of the Civil Rights Act on equal employment consent decrees and court decisions dealing with the seniority arrangement in the steel industry. (MW)

Examines the work of administrative agencies and courts in processing discrimination claims under Title VII (equal employment opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, concluding that the common law rule of employer discretion has been superseded by the principle of just cause in personnel decisions. (MF)

Discusses the legal problems presented by job health hazards which have a different effect on men and women. Where methods of eliminating or minimizing exposure, as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, affect only one sex, the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act may be violated. (MF)

In an expansion of his paper presented at the American Bar Association's 1978 annual meeting, Professor Goetz reviews the 1977 Supreme Court labor law decisions, focusing on employment discrimination cases and the legality of affirmative action programs in the decision in Board of Regents of the University of California v Bakke. (MF)