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Clayton Anti-Monopoly Act
dictated that the labor of a human being is not a commodity -
Adamson Act
implemented an eight-hour day for railroad employees -
War Labor Board
In exchange for workers' not striking during times of war, the board persuaded industry to improve working conditions and wages and open themselves to negotiations with their employees for labor contracts. (ended in 1919) -
Railway Labor Act
mandated that employers meet and bargain with unions and created the National Mediation Board to settle impasses. -
Noris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act
ended the use of federal courts to deny workers their rights -
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
encouraged labor unions to be formed for collective bargaining (rendered unconstitutional in 1935). -
Wagner Act
stated that workers have the right to organize and bargain for improved economic and working conditions; penalized employers who refused to bargain, which was classified as an unfair labor practice; created the National Labor Relations Board as enforcement. -
New Deal Reforms
From 1933-1939, reforms like NIRA helped unions. These reforms included social security laws, pensions, unemployment insurance, a ban on child labor, the 8-hour work day, and the 5-day week. -
New National War Labor Board
Under FDR, the renewed NWLB addressed issues of pay inequality based on gender or race. In a ruling in 1943, the board ruled against discrimination based entirely on race -
Wagner Act (Amendments 1947, 1958)
broadened definitions of unfair labor practices; dictated that unions must disclose financial statements; gave workers the right to challenge the actions of their unions; created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to settle collective bargaining disputes.
