Labor & Politics (Spring 2014) | Michigan’s Right to Work | Looking at Taft-Hartley and Landrum-Griffin as legal precedent, what relevance do they have to the MI situation? How did the Governor use them, if at all? (No more than 400 words). | Edwina Howard-Agu2-27-2014 | Taft Hartley and Landrum-Griffin Acts as legal precedent was relevant to the decision made by Governor Rick Snyder and his legislative body that supported his platform to make Right to Work a reality in Michigan
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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
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The Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 is named after Senator George William Norris from Nebraska and Congressman Fiorell H LaGuardia from New York City both republicans who recognized the need to change labor reform. The Act was passed in the middle of the Great Depression to stop legal and judicial barriers preventing workers to organize unions in the United States ("Norris-La Guardia Act | United States [1932] | Britannica.com," n.d.). Employers used to make the potential worker sign yellow-dog contracts
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Abstract This paper describes provisions of major labor laws and their impact on the organizations and union management relationship. The major that have been discussed are The Railway Labor Act, The Norris-La Guardia Act, The Wagner Act, The Taft-Hartley Act and The Landrum-Griffin Act. The Unions Labors in the U.S. have been long struggled for gaining the strength as well as recognition. Many business managers have been viewed the unions as threat. After all, the major aim of the unions
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the Landrum-Griffin Act. The Landrum-Griffin Act Title I section speaks in regards to the equal rights of every member to nominate, vote, attend meetings, and participate in deliberations. It also refers to freedom of speech and assembly that refers to every member having the right to assemble freely and express any views or arguments they may have with the union as long as it cannot be construed as impairing the rights of the labor organization. In Title IV Section 401(e) of the Landrum-Griffin
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enactment of the Wagner Act, also known as the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), in 1933 the tide of opposition began to turn in favor of the unionization of workers. United States labor law consists primarily of the Norris-LaGuardia, Wagner, Taft-Hartley, Landrum-Griffin Acts, and Public Law 93-360. These laws enable collective bargaining, regulate labor and management activities, and limit intervention by the federal courts in lawful union activities. Norris-LaGuardia Act In 1932, the Norris-LaGuardia
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MG420 Labor Relations Research Assignment 21 February 2016 Instructor: 1. Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. Efficiency, equity, and voice are the fundamental goal of labor relations and collective bargaining is a critical tool in maintaining and achieving this goal (Budd, 2013, p. 5). Collective bargaining are negotiations between employee and employer representatives concerning
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Collective Bargaining My Name here February 24, 2013 The University Collective Bargaining It is common to define collective bargaining as a negotiation between an employer and trade union. Collective bargaining, however simple that short definition may be, is a complex labor process defined by several discussion topics; collective bargaining is governed by strict definitions and rules, extensive long-standing laws that support it, and specific methods and people to administer agreements
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capital letter 1. According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing. A. public policy exception b. social learning theory c. retaliatory discharge d. lifestyle discriminate Public policy exception protects the employee from being terminated for not committing illegal acts under the direction of management or other employees. State courts developed this policy as one of three that protect
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self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection” (Wagner Act, Section 7, Budd, 2010). Employees at the Dakkota Integrated Systems in Lakeshore can contest to collective bargaining at its best. The nearly 200 employees that assemble instrument panels for Chrysler minivans are being allowed to continue to work
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