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Sunday, 9 February 2014

Labor Unions and Union Organization



Labor Unions
Norris-Guardian Act.
§ Protects peaceful strikes by limiting the injunction powers of federal courts.
National Labor Relations Act.
§ Establishes the right of workers to strike and engage in collective bargaining.
Labor Management Relations Act.
§ Prohibits certain unfair union practices such as closed shops.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
§ Regulates the internal operations of unions and outlaws hot-cargo agreements.
Union Organization
Elections.
§ An election can be held only if it can be shown that at least 30% of the workers will be represented.
Election Campaigns.
§ The National Labor Relations Board regulates the rights and obligations of employers and workers in the election process.
§ Each side can pursue their objectives, but cannot interfere, beyond certain limits, in the other’s activities.
Case 33.2: Associated Rubber v. NLRB (2002).

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