National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act
The National Labor Relations Act is the United States labor law that guarantees basic rights of employees. It guarantees the rights for employees to organize, aid, or join labor unions. It also allows employees to participate in collective bargaining in hopes of better terms and work conditions. The National Labor Relation Act helped reduce unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practice included prohibiting new employees joining unions, firing due to their union membership, or building a company-dominated union. The National Labor Relation Act is one of the most important labor legislation in today's history. It guaranteed the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively with their employees thus overturning several court decisions that were related to labor unions right. It also gave the federal government the right to be the arbiter in these situations.
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