Breaking the Ice: ‘Tripod’ of uncertainty keeps labor law interesting
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Ask third-generation lawyer Patrick D. Busch what he likes about labor and employment law and the associate in Stinson’s Minneapolis office will cite a science-fiction classic.
Specifically, Busch recounts this quote from “Dune,” the Frank Herbert novel: “In politics, the tripod is the most unstable of all structures.”
“The relevance of that is that in a labor law dispute, it really is a three-party dispute: the employer, the individual employees and the labor unions,” Busch said. “They have different perspectives and different interests. It’s the uncertainty and what’s going to happen with a lot of moving parts.”
He also likes that labor law is an area where matters get litigated out more often than settling. Labor arbitrators resolve many disputes, usually without an appeal, as in court.
Busch previously worked for the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s office. He regularly writes labor-related client alerts and provides guidance on National Labor Relations Board rulings.
Name: Patrick D. Busch
Title: Associate, Stinson’s Minneapolis office
Education: B.A., mathematics and statistics, Grinnell College; J.D., Washington University School of Law
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