Equal Employment Opportunity Acts
[8/24/2008] - With the passage of the Civil Rights Act and its amendments, equal employment opportunities for women and minorities have become a matter of national policy. To learn about protections and acts that have been established click here more

ERISA
[7/3/2008] - Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.To learn more please click here more

Wicks Reform 2008
[6/25/2008] - Allows the state and local agencies and authorities to waive the Wicks Law and use a PLA if it will provide the best work at the lowest possible price. If a PLA is used, all contractors shall participate in apprentice training programs in the trades of work To learn more please click here more

Spota Bill
[6/25/2008] - A.8582A / S.5506-A was signed into law on January 28, 2008.  This article explains the highlights of this legislation. To learn more please click here more

Labor Law History Prior to 1935
[6/24/2008] - If you want to learn a breif history of Labor Law prior to 1935 please click here more

National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act 1935)
[6/24/2008] - The single most important legislation for unions more

Strikes, lockout, picketing, and secondary boycott.
[6/24/2008] - The following is a synopsis of the parameters that have been established for employer-employee activity during a strike, lockout, picketing, and secondary boycott.To learn more please click here more

Title VII of the Civil rights Act of 1964
[6/24/2008] - Title VII of the Civil rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1968, 1972, and 1991 is designed to prohibit discrimination in hiring, firing, wages, terms, and conditions or privileges of employment. If you want to learn more please click here more

Union Security Clause
[6/24/2008] - Union Security is the primary objective of most unions. It involves compulsory membership as a condition of employment. If you want to learn more please click here more

Taft Hartley Act
[6/24/2008]

Landrum Griffin Act
[6/24/2008] - In 1959 congress passed the Landrum Griffin Act. This act was entitled the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. (LMRDA) This act was created to regulate internal union activities. It established the Bill of Rights for members, established union election procedures, and established reporting and disclosure requirements for unions, officers and employers. To learn more please click here more

Project Labor Agreement (PLA)
[6/23/2008] - Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) have been around since WWI and are becoming increasingly more popular when constructing major projects If you want to learn more about PLAs click here more

New Organizing Strategies
[6/23/2008] - The summary discusses new successful organizing strategies. Grassroots organizing, internal organizers, the role of the Central Labor Council, the Church, union democracy, and social movement unionism will be addressed in this section. If you want to learn more than please click here more