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Professor of Law
Expertise: Railway Labor Act, employment law, insurance law
Bio:
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Neil Bernstein, an expert in labor and employment law, is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and serves as a mediator and consultant on labor and employment matters. He has acted as a consultant for the Administrative Conference of the United States, general counsel for the Missouri Division of Insurance, and consultant to the National Association of Attorneys General. Bernstein has been widely quoted in the media on the UPS strike, General Motors labor dispute, American Airlines pilots' strike, baseball strike and organized labor dispute with Caterpillar.
WUSTL Contact Information:
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Education:
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A.B. in Political Science at University of Michigan
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LL.B. at Yale University

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Grocery strikes
 St. Louis settlement sends conflicting messages to strikers around the U.S., says labor expert

Nov. 5,
2003 --
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"The settlement of the grocery strike in St. Louis sends conflicting messages to the parties involved in similar strikes in California, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky," says Neil Bernstein, an expert in labor law and legal issues relating to striking workers and a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. "In St. Louis, the Union did achieve an important victory in convincing the employers to eliminate the annual deductibles that they tried to impose for the first time. On the other hand, the contract requires them to make larger co-payments for doctor visits and prescription drugs."

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Grocery strike in St. Louis
 Professor Neil Bernstein discusses the effectiveness of strikes on KWMU's "St. Louis on the Air"

Oct. 27,
2003 --
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Neil Bernstein, an expert in labor law and legal issues relating to striking workers and a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, analyzes the current state of the grocery strike in St. Louis and discusses the overall effectiveness of strikes with Mike Sampson of KWMU's St. Louis on the Air on Oct. 27. Listen to the program from the KWMU Web site.

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Grocery strikes
 Disputes in Missouri, California and West Virginia may only be the beginning, says labor expert

Oct. 17,
2003 -- "The recent strikes by grocery workers in Missouri, California and West Virginia are indicative of a general economic dissatisfaction that could potentially expand into a broader confrontation between labor and management," says Neil Bernstein, an expert in labor law and legal issues relating to striking workers and a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, is closely following the grocery strikes.

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The future of American Airlines
 Bitter work force and an "untested" CEO threaten company's viability

May 9,
2003 --
Though the labor unions have agreed to concession plans and new CEO, Gerard J. Arpey, is in place, the future of American Airlines still remains uncertain. Besides American Airlines' looming financial issues, the company may have continuing labor problems. Neil N. Bernstein, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and an expert in labor law, is available to comment.

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Union boss returns some of $1.2 million pay
The Washington Times

May 12,
2009 -- Controversy over compensation received by the president of the shipyard workers union, much of which was returned after it was disclosed to the government. Several labor analysts expressed concern about the union's pay practices and the changes it made in its financial reports. Labor consultant and WUSTL law professor emeritus Neil Bernstein comments.

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Parties to meet over Chicago factory sit-in
USA Today
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Dec. 8,
2008 -- Workers of the Republic Windows & Doors factory began a sit-in protest after the plant closed leaving hundreds without jobs, severance pay or health insurance. Includes comments by labor law expert and WUSTL law professor emeritus Neil Bernstein.

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United workers join for fight
Chicago Tribune

March 28,
2007 -- Tension over pay issues is building at United Airlines, where five unions representing 30,000 employees on Tuesday called for the carrier to let rank-and-file workers share in the largesse enjoyed by senior executives.
WUSTL law professor emeritus Neil Bernstein, who specializes in labor issues, comments on the conflict.

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