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Read assigned chapters (2-3)
Chapter 2 - The History of Labor-Management Relations
1869 to World War I
World War I to World War II
World War II to Present
Assignment:
Select an existing national union and us the four criteria mentioned in the introduction of this chapter for evaluating the strengths of that labor organization. Using the same criteria, discuss why the AFL survived and the IWW failed into obscurity.
Discuss some employer tactics used to prevent minimize union membership growth prior to the passage of the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act in 1935. Which, if any, of these tactics would be lawful today? What anti-union tactics are used today?
Chapter 3 - Legal Influences
Origin of Labor Relations Law
The Norris-La Guardia Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933
The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act of 1935
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure (Landrum-Griffin) Act
National Labor Relations Board
Transportation-Related Labor Relations Law (Railway and Airlines)
Assignment:
Although the National Labor Relations Act gives employees certain rights, these rights are not unlimited. Please Discuss.
Should the NLRB's current jurisdictional standards (i.e., monetary threshold for affecting interstate commerce) be adjusted to take into account the effects of inflation (which would have the effect of removing employees currently covered by the law under existing jurisdictional standards)?