Unemployment Compensation. Jefferson Partners, LP, entered into a contract (known as a collective bargaining agreement) with the
Question:
Unemployment Compensation. Jefferson Partners, LP, entered into a contract (known as a collective bargaining agreement) with the Amalgamated Transit Union. Under the contract, drivers had to either join the union or pay a fair share85 percentof union dues, which were used to pay for administrative costs incurred by the union. An employee who refused to pay was subject to discharge. Jefferson hired Tiffany Thompson to work as a bus driver. When told about the requirement, Thompson said that she thought it was unfair and illegal. She refused either to join the union or to pay the dues. More than two years later, she was fired on the ground that her continued refusal constituted misconduct. Is Thomp- son eligible for unemployment compensation? Explain.
textbook: Cross, F. B., & Miller, R. L. (2021). The legal environment of business: Text and cases (11thed.).Boston, MA: Cengage. (ISBN 978-0-357-12976-0)