TABLE OF CONTENTS


 Table of Authorities ........................................................    ii
         I.       Introduction ...............................................     1

         II.      Issues .....................................................     3

         III.     Background .................................................     5

         IV.      Unpaid Staff are "Employees" as Defined By The Act and are Appropriately
                  Included in the Existing Unit ..............................     8

         A.       The analytical framework ...................................     9

         B.       Applying this analysis to the instant case .................     9

                 1.  The Definition of an Employee ...........................     9

                 2.  Legislative History ....................................     14

                 3.  Board and Court Precedent ...............................     16

                 4.  The Common Law ..........................................     24


         V.       Unpaid and Paid Staff Share a Community of Interest and are Appropriately
                  Included in the Existing Unit ..............................     28

         VI.      The Business Manager/Bookkeeper Position ...................     32

         VII.     Conclusion .................................................     37

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