Reply #80: As far as I know, most or all corporations are chartered by the states [View All]

[Tansy_Gold]

Delaware's corporate laws made the state very attractive for incorporation, for example. I'm not sure I know of any "federally chartered" corporations. they're all incorporated/chartered by the individual states.

So the question remains: What is this "municipal corporation" that is the MPEA? I'm asking a very specific question, specific to this case and specific to this "corporation." I'm sure there is someone -- treasurer, CFO, whatever -- whose signature appears on the paychecks, but that's not what I'm looking for. Not the name of the person or their official title. I want to know whether MPEA is a public sector employer, a private sector employer, a hybrid, none of the above, or what.

There's been a lot of repetition of the statement that the NLRA does not apply to public sector unions. People are quoting both the OP article and the DoL's website. Fine. We know that.

It's also been pointed out that the OP article includes the additional information that case law has altered the way the NLRA has been/can be/is applied. We don't have confirming evidence on that issue yet. So we don't know FOR SURE if the author of the article was making things up or if there is sufficient case law over the past 76 years to alter NOT THE WORDING but the application of the NLRA. That's what I'm looking for.

If in fact the MPEA is considered a public sector employer or even some kind of public/private hybrid, then the NLRA wording regarding any distinction between public sector employees and private sector employees and their unions is essentially null and void by this judge's opinion, and that DOES affect the public sector employees -- teachers, police, firefighters, janitors in city hall -- in those states covered by this ruling, which I believe includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, etc.

Again, not to belabor a point, but my concern is with the actual nature of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority as to whether it is a public sector employer, a private sector employer, or some combination of both. .. ...or something else entirely.



Tansy Gold