the 1935 statute, subsequently amended, that set up the framework for union representation for most private sector employees. Formally, the National Labor Relations Act, named for US Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York.
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, colloquially named after Senator Robert Wagner (D-NY), created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and empowered it to identify appropriate collective bargaining units, conduct representation elections, and define unfair labor practices.
See National Labor Relations Act.
A 1935 American federal statute which recognized employee rights to collective bargaining, protected the right to belong to a union, prohibited many anti-union tactics then used by employers, and set up the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB was given wide enforcement powers. It was later amended by the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
Officially the National Labor Relations Act and sometimes called Labor's Magna Charta, the 1935 Wagner Act gave workers the right to organize and bargain collectively. It also created the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections and stop unfair labor practices by employers.