Pieces of Legislation: Key Legislation Shaping the Union-Management Relationship

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Pieces of LegislationWrite a 1500 word paper in which you describe three pieces of legislation that have been critical in definingthe rights of management and unionsWhy are the laws you chose important and what role did they play in shapingtoday’s management-unionrelationship?Table of ContentsPieces of Legislation.......................................................................................................................2Important Laws formanagement-union relationship......................................................................3How these laws are important for Union-Management Relationship?.......................................7REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................8

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Pieces of LegislationThethree pieces of legislationthat have been critical in defining the rights ofmanagement andunionsare:Norris-LaGuardia ActTaft-Hartley ActLandrum-Griffin ActNorris-LaGuardia Act:This legislation was passed in 1932. Due to this legislation, it is not easy for the businesses totaketheordersfromthecourtwhentheseordersarerelatedtobanstrikes,and unionmembership drives.In order tosetupa union,restricting the unfairlabor practices, theprocedures are established bythe National Labor Relations Act.The Nationallabor RelationsAct hasalso provided the federal agenciesfor the National Labor Relations Board.This Act isalsoknown as Wagner Act.In order to set a minimum wage and payment for the overtimework, government is permitted by theFair Labor Standards Actwhich is enacted by theCongress in 1938(Enhancing Union-Management Relations).Taft-Hartley Act:The need of restraintsemerged the third legislation known as Taft-Hartley Act which is alsoknown as labor-Management Relations Actand this Act was established in 1947.In order tomaintain the balance between the union power and management authority, Taft-Hartley Act hasplayedan important role.This act helps inPresenting the list of unfair practices of labor.Presenting the advantages and disadvantages of union membership through management.

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