Job Security in the United States: Some Reflections on Unfair Dismissal and Plant Closure Legislation from a Comparative Perspective

I. Disciplinary Dismissals: The Problem II. Economic or Collective Dismissals: The Problem III. The Theory of Wrongful Discharge: The Proposed Legislation IV. State Plant Closure Legislation ... A. Summary of State Legislation ... B. Constitutionality V. Federal Plant Closure Legislation VI. Obligations under International Labor Law VII. Relevant Western European Law and Experience: The Substantive Standard for Dismissal ... A. Union Influence Prior to the Decision ... B. Notification and Consultation of Workers and Government Representatives VIII. Conclusion