WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Two of the most powerful tools that unions have to promote their members’ interests are collective bargaining and strikes. Fair labor practices were written into law in 1935 with the passing of the National Labor Relations Act, often called the NLRA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Labor unions were created in order to have better communication between workers and employers. As working conditions decreased during the Second Industrial Revolution, the need for better communication and better working conditions were needed. As a result labor unions were created to allow workers some protections.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did industrial working conditions contribute to the growth of the labor movement? Laborers were forced to work either 10-12 hours a day, were given a very small wage, and the working conditions were not safe in the factories, which led workers to rally together so that their voice could be heard.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tremendous gains labor unions experienced in the 1930s resulted, in part, from the pro-union stance of the Roosevelt administration and from legislation enacted by Congress during the early New Deal. The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) provided for collective bargaining.