Article:
Alan Hyde, Economic Labor Law v. Political Labor Relations: Dilemmas for Liberal Legalism, 60 TEXAS L. REV. 1 (1981).
 

Abstract:
In this Article, Professor Hyde explores several issues raised by the NLRB’s holding in Firestone Steel Products Co. The case was brought by United Auto Workers (UAW) against Firestone, alleging that the company’s exclusion of the Union’s literature violated Section 8(a) (1) of the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act. The Article analyses the distinction between political activity and normal bargaining activity. Furthermore, it examines the problems posed by government contractors. Professor Hyde seeks to show that a number of vexing problems in labor law disappear once one permits oneself to view labor organization as a process of politics in addition to economics.