Labour Relation Laws

The national labour relations act (NLRA), was legislated by the congress in the year 1935, in order to safeguard the rights of both employees and the employers, hence boosting collective bargaining, and to limit specific entities sector labour and organization practices, which can hurt the overall wellbeing of workers, business and economy of the United States. In the early years before 1935, workers had the choice to join trade unions, which could protect their rights. However, employers also had the authority to sack workers for joining unions and participating in strikes. Due to tough economic times, it was easier for employers to sack their employees, than for employees to get other jobs (David, 2011). This consequently led to the adoption of NLRA, to safeguard the rights of employees and employers. 

The main roles of NLRB is to resolve, when lobbied by the employees, if a suitable bargaining unit of the employees exists for cooperative bargaining (David, 2011). Secondly, to decide through secret- ballot elections if the employees in an organization or an industry desire to be epitomised by labour unions. Finally, to rectify any form of biasness by either employers of the union.

NLRA protects the rights of both the employees and employers. For instance, in case of poor working conditions, low salaries and wages of civil servants, NLRA allows employees to participate in strikes, guaranteeing them their rights to strike without losing their jobs (David, 2011). In addition, NLRA protects the employees from any forms of harassment from their employer which is the government during and after the strike.

In case of any issues regarding mistreatment, one can file a charge against an employer through finding the appropriate charge either through the NLRB application on the smartphone, or on their website (David, 2011). After filing the charges, NLRB would then investigate the matter for a period of not more than 30 days, before rendering a judgement.

Reference

David, E. S. (2011). Labour Law: A basic Guide to National Labour Relations Act: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.