Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Norris-LaGuardia Act — A federal statute of 1932 which prohibits the issuance of injunctions in federal courts in cases involving or growing out of labor disputes, as therein defined, except in strict accord with the provisions of the statute. 29 USC §§ 101 115; 31 Am… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Norris-La Guardia Act — The Norris La Guardia Act (also known as the Anti Injunction Bill) of 1932 was a United States federal law that made yellow dog contracts , or those in which a worker agreed as a condition of employment that he would not join a labor union,… … Wikipedia
Taft–Hartley Act — The Labor–Management Relations Act, informally the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law greatly restricting the activities and power of labor unions. The Act, still effective, was sponsored by Senator Robert Taft and Representative… … Wikipedia
Railway Labor Act — The Railway Labor Act is a United States federal law that governs labor relations in the railway and airline industries.. The Act, passed in 1926 and amended in 1936 to apply to the airline industry, seeks to substitute bargaining, arbitration… … Wikipedia
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act — The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (or LMRDA), also known as the Landrum Griffin Act (for its sponsors, Democrat Phil Landrum and Republican Robert P. Griffin), is a United States labor law that regulates labor unions internal… … Wikipedia
Fiorello La Guardia — LaGuardia redirects here. For the airport, see LaGuardia Airport. For other meanings, see La Guardia. Fiorello La Guardia 99th Mayor of New York City In office January … Wikipedia
picketing — Act by workers of standing in front of or near a workplace to call attention to their grievances, discourage patronage, and, during strikes, to discourage strikebreakers. Picketing is also used in non work related protests. The U.S. Norris… … Universalium
Donald Richberg — Donald Randall Richberg Donald R. Richberg in 1929 Born July 10, 1881(1881 07 10) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S … Wikipedia
Injunction — For restraining or protective orders (family law harassment), see Restraining order. An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that requires a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. A party that fails to comply… … Wikipedia
Labor history of the United States — involves the history of organized labor, as well as the more general history of working people in the United States of America. Pressures dictating the nature and power of organized labor have included the evolution and power of the corporation,… … Wikipedia
