U.S. Labor Laws U.S. Labor Laws
Introduction
With regard to the U.S. Labor Laws covered in the following paragraphs, this essay describes the provisions of each Act, the impact they had on the organizations involved or affected, and effects they had on union-management relationships. The Railway Labor Act (1926) An article “The Railway Labor Act Simplified” (n.d.) published by the Pennsylvania Federation Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division – International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED-IBT), described this important Act. BMWED-IBT is a nationally-organized union representing those workers building and maintaining the American railroads, including the tracks, buildings, bridges and ...
