The National Labor Relations Act and non-union employers: policy and practice issues in a changing environment.

From: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

For most non-union employers, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is probably not the federal statute that has drawn a great deal of attention in recent years. Given the steady decline in union membership, density, and the number of representation elections conducted over the last forty years, the lack of attention is understandable. Yet in spite of the steady decline in membership and organizing activity, the basic rights of workers to form and join unions guaranteed under the NLRA continue to be advanced by financially and politically powerful entities within ...

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