National Labor Relations Act

American  

noun

1. an act of Congress (1935) that forbade any interference by employers with the formation and operation of labor unions.

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Example Sentences

Last year in Massachusetts, voters approved a measure—initiated by large unions such as the Service Employees International Union and the International Association of Machinists—to give Uber and Lyft drivers the ability to unionize and collectively bargain while maintaining their status as independent contractors, a class of worker excluded from the National Labor Relations Act under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the purpose of federal labor law has been to require employers to bargain in good faith with duly certified unions.

From The Wall Street Journal

His appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, the principal administrative agency handling labor-management conflict, interpreted the 90-year old National Labor Relations Act so as to enhance the rights of workers to organize.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 1930s, union militancy was in place at least four years before the National Labor Relations Act became effective.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Labor Relations Act makes crystal clear that board members, who serve as specialized judges for labor law, can only be removed from office for “neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause,” and only “upon notice and hearing.”

From Slate