Drug Testing of Public Employees: The Union Perspective.

Miller, Bruce A.; Linden, Russell S.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Drug Testing of Public Employees: The Union Perspective.

Miller, Bruce A.; Linden, Russell S.

Journal of Law and Education, v17 n4 p717-29 Fall 1988

Two union lawyers concede that employer concern about substance abuse is legitimate but object to the invasion of individual privacy and the assault on worker dignity. Describe the standards that must be met for drug testing to be constitutionally valid and identify the unreliable technology of drug tests. (MLF)

Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Employees, Individual Testing, Privacy, Public School Teachers, Public Schools, Search and Seizure, Substance Abuse, Unions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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