The Law Dictionary for Everyone
The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, which is better known as the “Taft-Hartley Act,” is a federal law that governs the activities and authority of labor unions. The Act was sponsored by Senator Robert A. Taft and Representative Fred. A. Hartley, hence its name. Despite the fact that President Truman called the Act a “dangerous intrusion on free speech” […]
Read moreThe National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), also referred to as the “Wagner Act,” is a law enacted by the federal government for the purpose of regulating labor and management practices. The primary goal of the Act is to protect the rights of private sector employees and to improve the inequality of bargaining power that exists between employees and employers. It […]
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