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Your Legal Moment: Davis v. Henry, 1990, Louisiana

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In 1990, several school employees filed suit against the Terrebonne Parish School Board. The employees won; among other things the Davis v. Henry case established that public employees have "the same right to engage in collective bargaining as held by their counterparts in the private sector."

This has been Your Legal Moment with UFCT!

Sources:

1. Davis v. Henry, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 555 So. 2d 457 (1990)

2. Public Sector Labor Law: An Update, John Lund and Cheryl L. Maranto,1996.


Download a Membership Application

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Are you faculty at a Louisiana higher institution of learning? You are eligible for membership in the United Federation of College Teachers, Local 1130 of the Louisiana Federation of College Teachers. We are also members of the American Federation of Teachers, which is one of the oldest and largest educator labor organizations in America.

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Instructions:

1. Download the application here.

2. Complete the application.

3. Scan the application page to a file.

4. Email the file to UFCT President Elizabeth Shaye Hope at ufctlocal1130@gmail.com.

5. Drop the application off at your

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