REFORMING LABOR LAW.(National Labor Relations Act)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: Block, Richard N. | Copyright information

The National Labor Relations Act should be reorganized to reflect the concerns of both workers and employers alike. Part of the trouble is the law is too complicated, with the basic handbook, The Developing Labor Law, running in excess of 1,900 pages. Suggestions for reform are offered.

If the National Labor Relations Board is reorganized, "Employers, unions, and employees can have confidence that each will receive a fair hearing, regardless of which political party is in control...

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