National Environmental Policy Act

Weingarten Rights is one of the collective bargaining rights applying to both private and public employees. The right itself first applied to the private sector employees only; however, the federal government and many states had adopted for public employees with the similar rights via legislation, court decision, and/or rulings of the state boards. These rights was established in 1975 by the Supreme Court based on the U.S. Supreme Court decision of the NLRB v. Weingarten, Inc. case. Basically,…

As you know, The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has come under critical examinations due to increase in the cost of public schools around the whole country. The National School Lunch Program is promoted by Michelle Obama, who is the first lady of the United States of America. This research will cover areas of this topic like how the National School Lunch Program affects a school’s budget, benefits of the National School Lunch Program, some concerns with the National School Lunch Program,…

A strike is the most powerful weapon that Unions and employees have to convince employers to meet their demands when it comes to improved wages, working conditions and hours. Due to employees striking, employers are in some cases forced to use permanent replacement workers. Should Congress step in and outlaw the use of permanent replacements during strikes? Some are in agreement with employers stating that if they are not able to replace the striking workers they, the employer, could face…

National Labor Relations Board: Role, Policy and Political Influence The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was established in 1935 by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Carrell & Heavrin, 2013, p. 31). According to Carrell and Heavrin (2013), the NLRA also known as the Wagner Act states that employees have the right to self-organize; to form, join, or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representation of their own choosing; to engage in other concerted…

time to live through, in times where surviving is more important than living it is hard to move forward. The New Deal helped the people struggling by creating acts like the NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act) that regulated working hours and wages to address unemployment and banned child labor, and the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act) that provided loans to farmers facing bankruptcy. Roosevelt brought the improvement the US so desperately needed. After introducing the programs it was all…

labor violations in their plants. Workers are starting to complain about the working conditions and wages. They are willing to organize in order to fight back and seek help of a Union. Labor union is formed in a private business under the National Labor Relations Act and gives employees a collective voice of their grievances…

which the federal government was regulating commerce and the way in which it was going against the capitalist zeitgeist. An example of this was the Supreme Court case Schecter vs United States, in which the supreme court invalidated the National Industrial Recovery Act. The NRA was an essential part of the first New Deal that dealt with providing workers with fair conditions, amongst them having a living wage. When delivering the majority opinion, Chief Justice Charles Hughes stated “[The…

getting slammed with misfortunes across the US. By the end of his first term, FDR’s “New Deal programs has revolutionized relations between labor and capital, changed the face of the American countryside, and, with the passage of the Social Security Act, in 1935, laid the foundations for the welfare system”(Kennedy). FDR’s “New Deal programs started projects to provide jobs. Those public projects still weren’t enough to get everyone back to work”(Marren). FDR’s actions helped to benefit the…

end with the agencies discussed previously, rather, it continues with a number of federal acts that will impact in some way any unions established at Amazon.com. Human resource managers at this company can stay ahead of the curve by not only complying completely with the applicable tenants of these laws, but by gleaning insights from the spirit and intent of their passage. Railway Labor Act The Railway Labor Act, passed in 1926, regulates labor relations in railroad and airline industries. To…

In 1929, the stock market crash wiped out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. Politicians and industry leaders however, continued to predict a positive future of the nation’s economy even after the collapse. Nevertheless, the Depression continued to worsen as confidence and hope for a brighter future for the nation’s economy rapidly died and many lost their life savings. By 1932, approximately one out of every four Americans was unemployed. By 1933, the stock’s value on the New York…