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National Labor Relations Act/Board(WagnerAct)(NLRB) July 5, 1935

National Labor Relations Act/Board(WagnerAct)(NLRB) July 5, 1935. By: Andrew Jones. National Labor Relations Act.

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National Labor Relations Act/Board(WagnerAct)(NLRB) July 5, 1935

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  1. National Labor Relations Act/Board(WagnerAct)(NLRB)July 5, 1935 By: Andrew Jones

  2. National Labor Relations Act • encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives that they choose, for the reason of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection.

  3. NLRA Effects • The NLRA basically protected workers and the unions that workers create. • It also states that the employers have to bargain with employees if they want better conditions. • The American Liberty League said the act was a threat against democracy and refused to follow the act.

  4. Successfulness • The National Labor Relations Act was successful overall because it helped many people. • It is still around today and has barley been altered. • It is limited to the private sector and the postal service. Cannot get in airlines, railroads, etc. NLRB

  5. Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA) By: Andrew Jones

  6. Fair Labor Standards Act Definition • Is a federal act of the United States. The FLSA established a national minimum wage, guaranteed time-and-a-half for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors.

  7. Examples • Children under 16 had to work a limited amount of hours and if they were under 18 they couldn’t work in jobs that were deemed “too dangerous.” • Overtime is still not properly followed including when an employee is not paid for travel time between job sites, activities before their shift starts or after it ends, and activities that are needed to function at work.

  8. Successfulness • The FLSA was overall successful in many ways. • Many amendments have been added to it including minimum wage raises, and that businesses cannot discriminate.

  9. http://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2009/11/employers-and-the-national-labor-relations-act.htmlhttp://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2009/11/employers-and-the-national-labor-relations-act.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Labor_Relations_Board • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act

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