Labor Disputes Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Labor, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 6288. March 13, 14, 19, 20, 28, and April 3 and 4, 1935Considers legislation to create a permanent National Labor Relations Board; to promote collective bargaining between employers and employees; and to prevent certain unfair labor practices. |
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... workers was desirable even when the antitrust laws were a policy , if not an actuality , how much more necessary ... worker employed full time , no substantial reductions in hours of work , and no decrease in the ranks of the jobless ...
... workers was desirable even when the antitrust laws were a policy , if not an actuality , how much more necessary ... worker employed full time , no substantial reductions in hours of work , and no decrease in the ranks of the jobless ...
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... workers who were in- volved in strikes during 1933 , over 77 percent walked out during the second half of the year . In 1934 the number rose to 1,277,344 . Within a span of 24 months , over 32,000,000 man - days were lost because of ...
... workers who were in- volved in strikes during 1933 , over 77 percent walked out during the second half of the year . In 1934 the number rose to 1,277,344 . Within a span of 24 months , over 32,000,000 man - days were lost because of ...
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... worker is least free to attempt to improve his position by unrestricted affiliation with others of his kind . In fact ... workers may be prevented from dealing intelli- gently and effectively with problems of wages or hours that are ...
... worker is least free to attempt to improve his position by unrestricted affiliation with others of his kind . In fact ... workers may be prevented from dealing intelli- gently and effectively with problems of wages or hours that are ...
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... workers . Employers may , of course , confer with the union ; but they should not participate in its delibera- tions as an organic entity . The organization itself should be inde- pendent of the employer - employee relationship . Since ...
... workers . Employers may , of course , confer with the union ; but they should not participate in its delibera- tions as an organic entity . The organization itself should be inde- pendent of the employer - employee relationship . Since ...
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... workers in a single unit . For these reasons collective bargaining can be really effective only when workers are sufficiently solidified in their interests to make one agreement covering all . This is possible only by means of majority ...
... workers in a single unit . For these reasons collective bargaining can be really effective only when workers are sufficiently solidified in their interests to make one agreement covering all . This is possible only by means of majority ...
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Page 2 - labor dispute' includes any controversy concerning terms, tenure or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.
Page 5 - ... to cease and desist from such unfair labor practice, and to take such affirmative action, including reinstatement of employees with or without back pay, as will effectuate the policies of this Act.
Page 4 - Representatives designated or selected for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes...
Page 8 - Witnesses summoned before the commission shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall severally be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States.
Page 2 - labor organization" means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
Page 3 - ... (3) By discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization: Provided, That nothing in this Act, * * * or in any other statute of the United States, shall preclude an employer from making an agreement with a labor organization (not established, maintained, or assisted by any action defined in...
Page 7 - Columbia, within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business...
Page 7 - Whenever it is charged that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any such unfair labor practice, the Board, or any agent or agency designated by the Board for such purposes, shall have power to issue and cause to be served upon such person a complaint stating the charges in that respect...
Page 2 - employer" includes any person acting in the interest of an employer, directly or indirectly, but shall not include the United States, or any State or political subdivision thereof, or any person subject to the Railway Labor Act, as amended from time to time, or any labor organization (other than when acting as an employer), or anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of such labor organization.
Page 2 - ... appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years...