Narrative and social change: a case study of the Wagner Act of 1935.(National Labor Relations Act)

From: Communication Studies | Date: December 22, 2001| Author: Condit, Celeste M.; Sefcovic, Enid M.I | Copyright information

The Wagner Act of 1935 (the National Labor Relations Act) transformed unionization and collective bargaining from legally-acknowledged rights difficult to exercise into federally-protected rights. The National Labor Relations Board was established as a legal body that could punish employers j3r violating workers rights to organize. A narrative analysis of the competing stories provided by the proponents and opponents of the Act reveals how consequence, context, and values interact in a narr...

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