Learning Objectives
              Identify and explain the principal federal laws that 
                    provide the framework for labor relations.
              Cite the reasons employees join unions.
              Describe the process by which unions organize 
                    employees and gain recognition as their 
                    bargaining agent.
              Describe the overall structure of the labor 
                    movement and the functions labor unions perform 
                    at the national and local levels.
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                             Learning Objectives, cont.
              Describe the differences between private-sector 
                    and public-sector labor relations.
              Discuss some of the contemporary challenges to 
                    labor organizations.
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                                         Key Federal Labor 
                                                                      Laws
                                            Railway Labor Act 
                                                            - 1926                                      Norris-LaGuardia 
                                                                                                                 Act - 1932
                                                                                                              Wagner Act - 1935
                                                                                                         Taft-Hartley Act - 
                                                                                                                        1947
                                               Landrum-Griffin 
                                                       Act - 1959
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                                                            Presentation Slide 14-1
              Major Labor Laws and Their Purposes
                                        LAW                                                                PURPOSE
          Railway Labor Act (1926)                                                 Protect railway and airline employees
                                                                                   and union members from actions of their
                                                                                   employers
          Norris LaGuardia Act (1932)                                              Restricts use of injunction in labor
          (Anti-Injunction Act)                                                    disputes
          Wagner Act (1935)                                                        Protests employees and union members
          (National Labor Relations Act)                                           from actions of their employers
          Taft-Hartley Act (1947)                                                  Protects employers from actions of
          (Labor Management Relations Act)                                         unions
          Landrum-Griffin Act (1959)                                               Protects union members from actions of
          (Labor Management Reporting and                                          their leaders
          Disclosure Act)
          Civil Service Reform Act of 1978                                         Protects bargaining rights of federal
                                                                                   employees
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                Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs)
                 Specific employer and union illegal practices
                            that operate to deny employees their 
                     rights and benefits under federal labor law
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