National Labor Relations Act
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Under the National Labor Relations Act, businesses aren’t allowed to promise workers pay raises, promotions, benefits or other things that might discourage them from supporting a union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
What’s more, only employees can unionize and collectively bargain under the National Labor Relations Act.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
Threatening to fire workers who go on strike is illegal under the National Labor Relations Act, the UAW noted Tuesday.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024
Region office will hear a case involving allegations that the USC football and men’s and women’s basketball players are employees within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 makes it illegal to punish people for revealing their wages to one another, but the practice is likely to persist until rooted out by lawsuits, company by company.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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