Expanding Voice for Professional and Managerial Employees

Abstract

The paper contrasts U.S. private sector labor law with both public sector and European labor law with regard to how it conceives of, and treats, managerial representation. In both Europe and the public sector, managers are often represented as employees and nonetheless act loyally as agents of the employer. Professionals who have some supervisory responsibilities should not lose their representation rights; this is an area of U.S. labor law that is ripe for reconsideration.