Greetings, MSR members:
As a matter of academic research and its political implications, I've come up with a legislative proposal for "Employment with Justice" for the U.S. It is but two pages: proposal text and brief, annotated references (attached). Given that the legal inspiration for the "full employment" of U.S. citizens in the aftermath of the Civil War was largely due to Republican Party members, this now might well be a bipartisan legal effort.
I'm posting this to seek comments and/or suggestions, particularly suggestions for where this might best be sent to support / inspire political efforts to bring U.S. employment law out of its systemic case precedent norm of termination at any time for "good, bad, or no reason" in the private sector. I've been in contact with Democrats Abroad (DA) / Denmark and the DA Progressive Caucus, just to start. I'd be grateful for any notions about sites that would benefit from the legislative language and the research references - particularly the work of Lea VanderVelde at U/Iowa Law on the historical origins of "employment at will."
And, just to make research fun, I'd challenge readers to name the one state amongst the 50 that actually has state legislation "for cause" employment in its private sector. No Google search peeking, please. It is, thus, the only state that could immediately qualify for EU member status in having compatible employment law - should any EU leader manifest any interest in such an acquisition. I will offer to meet the first person to get this correct at Kastrup Airport terminal in Copenhagen when they/she/he arrives for the 2025 AOM here in town where I live.
Best,
Charlie Tackney
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Charles Thomas Tackney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Management, Society, and Communications
Copenhagen Business School
Dalgas Have 15, Frederiksberg 2000
Denmark
cta.msc@cbs.dk------------------------------