Question

Explain specific labor laws that affect US unions, including the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the Norris-LaGuardia Act, the Wagner Act, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Taft-Hartley Act, and the Landrum Griffin Act. If any, specify the major changes by those laws, such as yellow-dog contracts and wildcat strikes.

Answer 1

The set of following laws has made a tremendous impact on the union and the employer relations

First of all let's see about :

Railway labour act 1926:

This law talks about the labour relations in the rail road and airline industries aspects like arbitration mediation and in terms of strike resolution and also resolving labour dispute. So initially this act laid the foundation in terms of rights of labourers as a collective organisation like an union.

Norris - la guardia Act 1932

This law provided the much-needed breathing space for the labourers in terms of giving certain legal and judicial rights say removing the barriers against organised labour in United States of America this act is also called as the anti - injection Bill of 1932. This law is remarkable for one of the most astonishing fact that it outlawed the yellow dog contract which prohibited workers from joining labour union.

National labour relations act 1935

this act is also called as Wagner act. This act to encourage the practice of collective bargaining by protesting workers also it provided a freedom of association and also self organisation so when days progressed we can see number of reforms or legislations coming in the form of giving more powers to the union in United States.
fair labour standards act 1938

​​​​​​​this act ensures the national minimum wage and extra payment for overtime work. Those employees started to enjoy benefits from the employers so the sun started to shine in their area.Those employees started to enjoy benefits from the employers so the sun started to shine in their area.

But unfortunately as a blow in the area here comes the Taft-hartley amendment of 1947 now the US federal law monitors the activities and powers of labour union thereby the ability to strike is drastically reduced.

Landrum griffin act of 1959

this act started to regulate the labour unions internal affairs like elections or Other internal transactions like the official relationship with employees etc. This act was needed because of the wild cat strikes meaning strike without the authorisation of trade union officials and also the higher level of corruption which are taking place and of use of union power always were regulated and it was organised in a way that it flows smoothly.this act was needed because of the wild cat strikes - meaning strike without the authorisation of trade union officials and also the higher level of corruption which are taking place and of use of union power always were regulated and it was organised in a way that it flows smoothly.