Robert Reich: So you don’t think labor unions have a future?
The 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) once ensured workers’ right to form unions and bargain collectively. But the Act has been steadily weakened by the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, court decisions, Ronald Reagan’s repudiation of unions, and decades of inaction by…
Union Membership Is Still Declining
Unions raise wages and benefits and increase job security. So, the fact that unionization rates are still in decline, despite some recent bright spots in worker militancy, is very bad news. Read the article here.
Art Handlers, Curators, and Other Workers at New York’s Jewish Museum Are Seeking to Form a Union
Workers at the Jewish Museum in New York are taking steps to unionize, becoming the latest in a long line of museum employees to make demands for collective bargaining. Curators, art handlers, educators, development and retail staff, and visitor experience employees…
NLRB: Your Right to Discuss Wages
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act), employees have the right to communicate with other employees at their workplace about their wages.
