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Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law , the National Labor Relations Act 1935 is the primary statute which gives US unions rights. The rights of members are governed by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959 .
The Harvard Trade Union Program is currently part of a broader initiative at Harvard Law School called the Labor and Worklife Program [66] that deals with a wide variety of labor and employment issues from union pension investment funds to the effects of nanotechnology on labor markets and the workplace.
The American Labor Union (ALU) was a radical labor organization launched as the Western Labor Union (WLU) in 1898. The organization was established by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) in an effort to build a federation of trade unions in the aftermath of the failed Leadville Miners' Strike of 1896. The group changed its name from WLU to ...
International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of North America; International Trade Union Educational League; International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers; International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers; International Union of Elevator Constructors; International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades
Women of color played a significant role in the American labor movement of the 20th century, helping to advance workers' rights in a variety of workplace environments, including fields, factories, and homes. They used instruments including labor unions, strikes, and legislative campaigning to improve their working conditions, pay, and hours.
American labor lawyers (65 P) B. ... Trade unions in the United States (23 C, 105 P) W. Workers' rights organizations based in the United States (1 C, 38 P)
Pages in category "American Federation of Labor" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Free Trade Union Committee; G. Gompers v. Buck's ...
On June 13, 1850, [7] in response to the difficulties faced by African Americans in joining existing labor unions and as part of a wave of efforts towards black economic self-sufficiency and cooperation, [8] [9] several noted social reformers and black activists met at the Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at the intersection of Leonard Street and Church Street to establish the ...