What it protects
The National Labor Relation act allows employees to join and form what?
labor unions
Did the National labor relations board have an independent or dependent general counsel?
independent
How often does the board send reports to Congress and the President?
yearly
How much did the union membership jump to after this act was approved?
33%
This started a major shift in change of what kind of laws?
Labor Laws
What does the national labor relations act allow employees to negotiate with employers for?
Wages
What is another name for the national labor relations act based on the name who was an influential figure?
Wagner act
When was this bill passed?
May 1935
Based on Section 7, the NLRA allowed employees to talk about wages and schedules with coworkers with out what?
management interference
What event sparked the idea of the NLRA?
Great Depression
The National Labor Relation act allows employees to walk off the job under what conditions?
unsafe working conditions
How many members were in the National Labor Relation Board
5
What year did the U.S. Supreme Court declare the NLRA constitutional in a series of landmarks?
1937
What form of rebellion did people do as a direct result of this act?
strikes
The early failure of resulted in experiments to protect workers
The New Deal
What does this act prohibit employers to do if a employee joins a union
punishing, firing, or threatening
Which president had a major part in this act?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
How long did it take to actually get the NLRA into motion?
five months
What did the National Labor Relations Board immediately investigate when this act was passed?
unfair labor practices and/or secret-ballot union elections.
The National Industrial Recovery Act included which section that is now in the National Labor relations board?
Section 7
What is excluded from the National Labor Relations act?
Government employees
Which Senator had a major part in this act?
Senator Robert F. Wagner
How many times has this act undergone amendments?
3
If you get fired, according to NLRA, what can you do to get your job back.
ULP(unfair labor practice)
What officially drafted the act?
Senator Robert F. Wagner