LibGuides: Federal Labor Law: Treatises, News, Periodicals and Handbooks

Labor Law Websites and Reference

Cornell's LII: Labor Law: Overview & Sources
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
From UC-Berkeley. Check out the database of labor contracts.
University of Illinois' Labor & Employment Relations Digital Library

Labor Law Handbooks and Guides

Labor Law in a Nutshell by Peter Henning
Call Number: KF3369.3 .L39 2022
This comprehensive guide reviews labor relations law in the United States from its origins to the creation of key statutory protections and the up to date developments of the modern-day National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Expert commentary offers insight into primary legal issues such as union organizing, picketing, employer responses, the duty to bargain, and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements and their arbitration provisions.

The Law Library has several print resources on labor and employment topics. Try the catalog for further resources.

How to Take a Case Before the NLRB by Fredric H. Fischer, Brent Garren, John C. Truesdale
Call Number: 331.1 Si32h2016 at Main Library
Negotiating a Labor Contract, 4th ed. by Robert M. Cassel; Charles S. Loughran
Call Number: Stacks 658.3154 L929n2010 Main Library
ISBN: 9781570188169
Publication Date: 2010-08-01

News and Current Awareness

Daily Labor Report (BNA) This link opens in a new window
Contains contracts, cases, jury verdicts, settlements, and federal and state legislative developments.

ABA Journal Labor and Employment News
Short updates on current labor and employment news issues.

Labor Law Treatises

National Labor Relations Act: Law and Practice [Lexis]
Comprehensive, authoritative treatise on the entire scope of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and related statutes, as interpreted by the National Labor Relations Board and the courts. Also included are matters of practice and procedure under the Act before the Board and the courts.
Employee and Union Member Guide to Labor Law : a Manual for Attorneys Representing the Labor Movement
3 volume looseleaf, updated twice a year. Located at Main Library Stacks, call number 331.890973 Em73. Also available on Westlaw.
Developing Labor Law : the Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act
This two-volume treatise describes the development of labor law under the National Labor Relations Act through the end of 2019.
Note: Recent volumes in Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library. Previous editions at Oak Street Facility [request only]

How Arbitration Works by Frank Elkouri; Edna Asper Elkouri; Kenneth May
Call Number: KF 3424 .E53 2016
ISBN: 9781682670576
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Long considered by labor law and dispute resolution professionals to be the standard text on labor arbitration, Elkouri & Elkouri: How Arbitration Works is the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise available on this subject. The reference of first resort, it has been utilized and cited by advocates, arbitrators, and judges more than any other arbitration book published.

Labor & Employment Law Resource Center (BNA) This link opens in a new window
Up-to-date news, practitioner resources,expert analysis, case law, agency decisions, and other primary sources.

Labor Law Periodicals

Labor law is a common topic in law reviews and journals and can be searched through Westlaw and Lexis (law access only). Listed here are some other databases of legal periodicals, as well as a handful of the leading journals on labor and employment law.

Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law
Published biannually, a traditional scholarly periodical covering a very broad range of subjects, including unionization and strikes. Also available through HeinOnline, Westlaw, and Lexis. In print at call number K2 .E49.
Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal
Published quarterly, professionally edited. Called the Comparative Labor Law Journal prior to 1997. Articles cover comparative law and policy in labor, employment and social security. Also available through Westlaw and Lexis and in print at call number K3.O44.
Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Published quarterly, professionally edited. Articles focus on interdisciplinary empirical research about relations between employees and employers and labor and management broadly construed. Also available through Westlaw, Lexis, and HathiTrust.

LexisNexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Search law journals. Choose 'labor law' checkbox to limit to labor law journals. UIUC access only.