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National Labor Relations Board and Act [CLOs: 1, 2]

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) extends rights to many private-sector employees, including the right to organize and bargain with their employer collectively. Employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) are protected from certain types of employer and union misconduct and have the right to attempt to form a union where none currently exists. Prior to beginning this discussion, review the Taft-Hartley Act and NLRB Announces New Pilot ADR Program articles.

For your initial post, analyze what impact the NLRB and courts had in their attempt to generate equality of bargaining power between union and employers (if any).

Analyze the pros and cons of including “alternative dispute resolution (ADR)” in the NLRA. Explain whether the NLRA should be modified to include ADR to prohibit lockouts and strikes, or whether the NLRA should modify the bargaining agreement to require interest-based bargaining.