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227.12 sec. 001 - Work, Unions, and Intersectional Inequality (Spring 2024)

Instructor: Diana S Reddy
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

M 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 10
From January 08, 2024
To April 23, 2024

Course Start: January 08, 2024
Course End: April 23, 2024
Class Number: 33483

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 22
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 04/27 05:06 PM

How is the organization of work related to enduring inequalities in American society, and in turn, how might organized labor ameliorate (or exacerbate) those inequalities? This course focuses on labor unions, along with other types of worker organizations, and their relationship to systemic inequalities based on class, race, gender, nationality and immigration status, disability, and more.

Over the semester, we will read theoretical, legal, and empirical scholarship on a range of topics, from markets and status-based discrimination, to the racialized and gendered exclusions of New Deal-era labor law, to historically-grounded reconceptualizations of the lost meaning of "civil rights," to empirical studies about labor unions' impact on inequality.

Students will have the opportunity to shape the syllabus in some part based on their interests and to lead classroom discussion at least once during the semester. Assignments include several short reflection papers, as well as a final paper.

Requirements Satisfaction:

This class may be counted as either an Option 1 class (two Option 1 classes satisfy the J.D. writing requirement) or units from this class may count toward the J.D. Race and Law Requirement. This class may count for both requirements if and only if a student is electing Option 1 and the student's other Option 1 class being used to satisfy the J.D. writing requirement is not being counted towards any other requirement.

The Race and Law Requirement applies to the class of 2026 and beyond.

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Exam Notes: (P) Final paper
Course Category: Work Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest

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