National Labor Relations National Labor Relations Act/Board(WagnerAct)(NLRB)Act/Board(WagnerAct)(NLRB)

July 5, 1935July 5, 1935

By: Andrew JonesBy: Andrew Jones

National Labor Relations ActNational Labor Relations Act

encouraging the practice and encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of self-organization, and designation of representatives that they choose, for representatives that they choose, for the reason of negotiating the terms the reason of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection.other mutual aid or protection.

NLRA EffectsNLRA Effects

The NLRA basically protected workers The NLRA basically protected workers and the unions that workers create.and the unions that workers create.

It also states that the employers have It also states that the employers have to bargain with employees if they want to bargain with employees if they want better conditions.better conditions.

The American Liberty League said the The American Liberty League said the act was a threat against democracy and act was a threat against democracy and refused to follow the act.refused to follow the act.

Successfulness Successfulness

The The National Labor Relations Act was successfulNational Labor Relations Act was successful overall because it helped many people.overall because it helped many people.

It is still around today and has barley been It is still around today and has barley been altered.altered.

It is limited to the private sector and the postal It is limited to the private sector and the postal service. Cannot get in airlines, railroads, etc. service. Cannot get in airlines, railroads, etc.

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Fair Labor Standards Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA) Act(FLSA)

By: Andrew JonesBy: Andrew Jones

Fair Labor Standards Act Definition Fair Labor Standards Act Definition

Is a federal act of the United States. Is a federal act of the United States. The FLSA established a national The FLSA established a national minimum wage, guaranteed time-minimum wage, guaranteed time-and-a-half for overtime in certain and-a-half for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors.employment of minors.

ExamplesExamples

Children under 16 had to work a limited Children under 16 had to work a limited amount of hours and if they were under amount of hours and if they were under 18 they couldn’t work in jobs that were 18 they couldn’t work in jobs that were deemed “too dangerous.” deemed “too dangerous.”

Overtime is still not properly followed Overtime is still not properly followed including when an employee is not paid including when an employee is not paid for travel time between job sites, for travel time between job sites, activities before their shift starts or after activities before their shift starts or after it ends, and activities that are needed to it ends, and activities that are needed to function at work.function at work.

Successfulness Successfulness

The FLSA was overall successful in The FLSA was overall successful in many ways.many ways.

Many amendments have been added Many amendments have been added to it including minimum wage raises, to it including minimum wage raises, and that businesses cannot and that businesses cannot discriminate. discriminate.

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