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The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes.
Furthermore, Section 17 states "Everyone has the right, peacefully and unarmed, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket and to present petitions", thus establishing the right to freedom of assembly. Workers' right to freedom of association in terms of the right to form trade unions and collective bargaining is recognized separately, in Section ...
Members of labor unions enjoy "Weingarten Rights." If management questions the union member on a matter that may lead to discipline or other changes in working conditions, union members can request representation by a union representative. Weingarten Rights are named for the first Supreme Court decision to recognize those rights. [55]
New Hampshire adopted a right-to-work bill in 1947, but it was repealed in 1949 by the state legislature and governor. [72] In 2017, a proposed right to work bill was defeated in the New Hampshire House of Representatives 200–177. [73] In 2021, the same bill was reintroduced but again defeated in the House of Representatives 199–175. [74]
Executive Order 10988 is a United States presidential executive order issued by President John F. Kennedy on January 17, 1962 that granted federal employees the right to collective bargaining. This executive order was a breakthrough for public sector workers, who were not protected under the 1935 Wagner Act.
The act would have, first, allowed a union to be certified as the official union to bargain with an employer if union officials collect signatures of a majority of workers. The bill would have removed the present right of the employer to demand an additional, separate ballot when more than half of employees have already given their signature ...
Quiles says he rounded up a little over 100 signed union cards in about a month. (Photo: via Associated Press) Forming the first retail union at a powerful corporation like Home Depot is an ...
The Taft–Hartley Act of 1947 regulated how members can join a union, and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 created a "bill of rights" for union members. Richard Trumka was the late president of the AFL–CIO , a federation of unions, with 12.5m members.