Workers' Rights to Organize
(Separate Website)
The formal right of workers in the U.S. to organize unions and bargain collectively has been codified numerous times in legislation and court interpretation. The landmark 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) assures most workers a variety of specific organizing rights. Section 7 of the NLRA grants workers the right to publicly support unionization and submit grievances without reprisal. Section 8 explicitly prohibits employers from punishing or discriminating against workers for union activity.
By: UC Berkeley Labor Center
Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A A publication by the National Council of La Raza
to help safeguard Latinos in the workplace, Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A. The format of the Q & A is designed to educate Latino employees on their rights and how to combat common forms of discrimination often experienced by this group.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
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National Labor Relations Board
(Separate Website)
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector. The statute guarantees the right of employees to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers or to refrain from all such activity. Generally applying to all employers involved in interstate commerce--other than airlines, railroads, agriculture, and government--the Act implements the national labor policy of assuring free choice and encouraging collective bargaining as a means of maintaining industrial peace. Through the years, Congress has amended the Act and the Board and courts have developed a body of law drawn from the statute.
By: National Labor Relations Board
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Your Rights and Duties on the Job
This document discusses your basic rights and duties on the job, including contract rights, statutory rights, equal pay for equal work, harassment, OSHA, and the right to join a labor union, excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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