1. Choose two of the following and discuss their importance and impact on the U.S. labor movement: 
 I learned a few things about the labor movement in history classes when I originally moved to the United States as a child. I have to admit it has never been this in-depth. The two Acts that stood out to me as vital to a successful labor movement are Norris-LaGuardia Act and the Landrum-Griffin Act. The first one I want to discuss is the Norris-LaGuardia Act, before the new deal began Senator George William Norris from Nebraska and Congressman Fiorello H. Laguardia from New York City introduced the Act. According to our text “The Norris-LaGuardia Act was the first law to protect the rights of unions and workers to engage in union activity.” (Fossum, 2012, p. 66) This marks the beginning of change, as with all things when it first starts it s rough. It put at end to the federal courts getting involved in labor disputes and issuing injunctions and outlawed yellow-dog contracts. Back then yellow-dog contracts was an “agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to join a union during the course of his employment. These were widely used in the 1920’s.” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013, Para 1) This is the most important one because it paved the way for the future labor acts. According to one cite “It was the most favorable legislation to date for a U.S. labor movement that had always had to fight for its very existence.” (SHRM) I could not have agreed more, this was an important step in history. The Landrum-Griffin Act I chose this one because of its timing. After the Norris-LaGuardia Act opened the door for labor unions. This Act was passed in 1959 it “deals with the relationship between a union and its members. The Act establishes a Bill of Rights for union members; reporting requirements for