List and briefly describe the major statutory protections of employees through labor unions

A. Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 (Anti-Injunction Act)

1. Stopped federal courts from issuing injunctions to stop union strikes

2. Some exceptions:

a. Violence

b. Lack of control - harm to public

B. Wagner Act - National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935

1. Gave employees the right to unionize

2. Prohibited employers from firing or discriminating against union members

3. Established NLRB

a. Created to conduct union election

b. Created to remedy unfair labor practices

C. Taft-Hartley Act - Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947

1. Lists unfair labor practices for unions

2. Addresses secondary boycotts

3. Provides president with authority to have prestrike cooling-off period when public health and safety are at issue; has been used in coal and transportation strikes

D. Landrum-Griffin Act - Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

1. Regulates union officials

2. Gives union members a bill of rights

3. Establishes penalties for misconduct