Question

How does the Railway Labor Act affect union's ability to strike?

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Answer 1

Railway labour act aimed to reduce the gap between the government and railroad industry employees​ in 1926.it was passed to clear the disputes between railroad companies and employees who were represented by unions.a series of acts were passed to this effect even before this railway labour act but they provided an immediate and transient relief but not a permanent solution.strikes by railroad unions hit railroad industry as early as 1877 which brought arbitration act of 1888 to stop railroad labour strikes .Since most of the previous acts couldn't control the strikes and demands of the unions the present federal law of railway labour act was enacted this clearly tries to stop the union strikes and provide the solution in the form of bargaining, arbitration.some of the provisions of the act that affect the ability of strikers are 1)it asks the unions to resolve the issue by bargaining,mediation and arbitration 2)it divided the reasons for disputes into two types minor and major disputes .The act gives a nod to strikes on major disputes and bars on minor disputes 3)the act also makes the employers to pacify the unions' demands by providing some pre assurance on their problems 4)it enables a chance to unions to fight legally by filing charges against the employers in courts .5) it declines the power for employers to dismiss the strikers for staging protests .6)no one can deny the liberty of employees to organise meetings regarding the problems .Since the origin of the act the strikes have been not much effective either they lasted for only some point of time or they perished because of the timely settlements in the U.S.