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  2. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), government backer of credit unions, equivalent to the FDIC. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administers the principal United States labor law, the National Labor Relations Act. The board is vested with the power to prevent or remedy unfair labor practices and to safeguard employees ...

  3. Worker representation on corporate boards of directors

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    There are three main views as to why codetermination exists: to reduce management-labour conflict by improving and systematizing communication channels; [3] to increase bargaining power of workers at the expense of owners by means of legislation; [4] and to correct market failures by means of public policy. [5]

  4. Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

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    Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Long title: An act to provide for the reporting and disclosure of certain financial transactions and administrative practices of labor organizations and employers, to prevent abuses in the administration of trusteeships by labor organizations, to provide standards with respect to the election of officers of labor organizations, and for other purposes.

  5. Collective bargaining - Wikipedia

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    The issue of unionizing government employees in a public-sector trade union was much more controversial until the 1950s. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order granting federal employees the right to unionize. An issue of jurisdiction surfaced in National Labor Relations Board v.

  6. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The school publishes the Industrial and Labor Relations Review and had Frances Perkins on its faculty. The school has six academic departments: Economics, Human Resource Management, International and Comparative Labor, Labor Relations, Organizational Behavior, and Social Statistics. Classes include "Politics of the Global North" and "Economic ...

  7. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. - Wikipedia

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    V (the Due Process Clause); National Labor Relations Act of 1935, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. National Labor Relations Board v Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation , 301 U.S. 1 (1937), was a United States Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 , also known as the Wagner Act.

  8. National Labor Relations Board - Wikipedia

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    From the start, the Economic Division undertook three important tasks: 1) Gather economic data in support of cases before the courts; 2) Conduct general studies of labor relations to guide the board in formulating decisions and policies; and 3) Research the history of labor relations (the history of written agreements, whether certain issues ...

  9. National Labor Relations Act of 1935 - Wikipedia

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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.