Chapter 22: Labor Laws

National Labor Relations Act (1935)

Legislation that allows employees to form unions, strike, and participate in collective bargaining.

Taft-Hartley Act (1947)

Act that allows the President to delay strikes for 80 days if they affect national health or safety and addresses unfair labor practices of both management and unions.

Steps to Form a Union

1. Organizers obtain 30% of workers' signatures on a union authorization card. 2. NLRB oversees an election for union approval. 3. Unions engage in collective bargaining with management.

Collective Bargaining Outcomes

If negotiations fail, options include a strike by the union, a lockout by management, or continuing work under the old agreement.

Employee Committees

Groups in non-union plants that cannot negotiate terms, such as wages, with management.

1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act

Legislation that affected immigration law and introduced I-9 forms for employment verification.