http://stuartbramhall.aegauthorblogs.com/2011/07/12/how-taft-hartley-restricts-labor-rights-in-the-us/ Uncensored Updates on World Events, Economics, the Environment and Medicine Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://stuartbramhall.aegauthorblogs.com/2011/07/12/how-taft-hartley-restricts-labor-rights-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-233311 Friday Roundup « Thicket & Thorp Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:49:02 +0000 http://stuartbramhall.aegauthorblogs.com/?p=3456#comment-233311 [...] How Taft-Hartley Restricts Labor Rights: A nice run-down of some of the ways in which the American state’s appropriation of the labor struggle robbed it of much of its fire and potency. ‘In the 1930s organized labor, largely led by the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations), fought back through sit down and wildcat strikes. A wildcat strike is an unofficial strike, usually called in response to mistreatment of a co-worker. In essence, workers refuse to return until management agrees to their demands. Because slowdowns and wildcat and sit down strikes are illegal under the Taft Hartley Act, American unions face steep fines for engaging in them.  In 2011, if a worker is bullied, harassed or illegally fired by an employer, his only option is to file a grievance through the National Labor Relations Board, a process that can drag out for months or years. Because there are no real sanctions against employers, workplace bullying and harassment are incredibly common in the US.’ [...]

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