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CONTENTS
SECTION 1
CURRENT FEDERAL LABOR LAWS
(Not including Social Security nor Unemployment Compensation)
I. Labor-Management Relations:
Labor-Management Relations Act..
Place To File Charges or Petitions..
Employees Not Covered by the Act.
Business and Industries in Which the Board Takes Cases...
The Rights of Employees..
Filing of Non-Communist Affidavits and Other Data_
Unfair Labor Practices of Employers.
Election Procedure Where Picketing in Effect..
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Unfair Labor Practices of Unions..
Proviso on Publicity.
Informational Picketing.-
Construction Industry Exemption
Garment Industry Exception.
"Free Speech" Provision..
"Pre-Hire Contracts" and Union Shop in Construction
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service..
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959-
I. Labor-Management Relations-Continued
Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act.
Railway Labor Act...
Rights of Employees..
Determination of Collective Bargaining Representatives--
Duties of Carriers and Employees To Bargain Collectively-
Procedure in Making and Revising Agreements..
Procedure in Disputes Arising Out of Existing Agreements
on Railroads..
on Airlines___
Maintenance of the Status Quo
Posting Notices..
Penalties_..
Railroad Adjustment Boards_
Railway Labor Dispute-Compulsory Arbitration.
Anti-Injunction Act (Norris-La Guardia Act)__
Yellow-Dog Contracts.
When Injunctions May Not Be Used.
When Injunctions May Be Issued..
Issuance of Injunctions in Special Cases...
Anti-Strikebreaker Law (Byrnes Act).
Anti-Racketeering Law (Hobbs Act).
Unlawful Practices in Radio Broadcasting (Lea Act).
II. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions:
Fair Labor Standards Act (Wage and Hour Law)....
Basic Wage and Hour Standards___
Wage and Hour Standards for Newly Covered Employment.
Previously Covered Employment__
Newly Covered Employment-As of February 1, 1967-
Previously and Newly Covered Employment in the Same
Enterprise.
Enterprise
Exemptions.
Exemptions from the Minimum Wage and Overtime Provi-
sions..
Exemptions from Only the Overtime Requirements..
Partial Exemptions from the Overtime Requirements..
How to Compute Overtime Pay-
What the "Workweek" Is...
What "Hours Worked" Means-
Tips and Employer-Furnished Facilities.
Special Provisions.
Equal Pay For Women..
Child Labor Provisions.
Records
Some Remarks.
Enforcement..
District of Columbia Minimum Wage Law-
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act..
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II. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions—Continued
Davis-Bacon Act.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
United States Housing Act of 1937; Housing Act of 1949
Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of
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Interstate Transportation of Migrant Farm Workers..
III. Job Training, Education, and Employment Service:
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training..
Vocational Division of the U.S. Office of Education_
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation___.
Manpower Development and Training Act
Special Job Training and Employment For Low Income Groups. 66
United States Employment Service--
An Effective Placement Service..
Employment Counseling and Selective Service Placement
Service..
Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mines Safety Act..
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act..
Death__
Second Injuries..
Administration_.
Appeals...
Longshore Safety-
Defense Base Act..
Non-Federal Employees Engaged in Work on Federal Property -
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Radiation Hazards.
SECTION 2
LEGISLATIVE ACTION AFFECTING LABOR, 1789-1962
40th Congress, first session (March 4, 1867-December 2, 1867):
8-hour day for Government laborers and mechanics..
40th Congress, second session (December 2, 1867-November 10, 1868):
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41st Congress, first session (March 4, 1869–April 22, 1869):
8-hour day for Government laborers and mechanics.
41st Congress, third session (December 5, 1870-March 3, 1871):
42d Congress, second session (December 4, 1871-June 10, 1872):
Commission on Labor..
42d Congress, third session (December 4, 1872-March 3, 1873):
Prohibits contracts for servile labor...
45th Congress, second session (December 3, 1877-June 20, 1878):
48th Congress, first session (December 3, 1883-July 7, 1884):
Forbids hiring out of prisoners -
Prohibits importation of contract labor..
48th Congress, second session (December 1, 1884-March 3, 1885):
Prohibits importation of contract labor...
Maximum hours for laborers on public works.
Establishes Bureau of Labor Statistics_
49th Congress, first session (December 7, 1885-August 5, 1886):
Legalizes incorporation of trade unions..
Provides for settlement of disputes on railroads..
Bars employment of convict and alien labor on public works.
Forbids hiring out of prisoners_ _ _
49th Congress, second session (December 6, 1886-March 3, 1887):
Provides for settlement of disputes on railroads...
Bars employment of convict and alien labor on public works..
Forbids hiring out of prisoners..
50th Congress, first session (December 5, 1887-October 20, 1888):
Establishes Department of Labor.
Provides for settlement of disputes on railroads.
Bars aliens in public works and Government Departments_
50th Congress, second session (December 3, 1888-March 2, 1889):
To prevent strikes and lockouts on railroads _ _
51st Congress, first session (December 2, 1889-October 1, 1890):
Sets minimum wages on public works..
Sets maximum hours on public works.
Bars importation of contract labor..
Bars use of convict labor on public works..
52d Congress, first session (December 7, 1891-August 5, 1892):
To facilitate enforcement of alien and contract labor laws.
Prohibits use of convict labor on public works..
Maximum hours on public works..
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52d Congress, second session (December 5, 1892-March 3, 1893):
53d Congress, second session (December 4, 1893-August 28, 1894):
To protect free labor from competition with convict labor-
Provides for settlement of disputes on railroads_
Enforcement procedure under 8-hour public work law.
53d Congress, third session (December 3, 1894-March 2, 1895):
Commission on Labor...
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54th Congress, first session (December 2, 1895-June 11, 1896):
Commission on Labor
Settlement of labor disputes on railroads.
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Protect free labor from competition with convict labor.
Protection against immigrant contract labor.
54th Congress, second session (December 7, 1896-March 3, 1897):
Commission on Labor.
Settlement of labor disputes on railroads..
Prohibits use of prison labor on Federal buildings..
Maximum hours on public works...
55th Congress, first session (March 15, 1897-July 29, 1897):
Commission on labor...
55th Congress, second session (December 6, 1897-July 8, 1898):
Commission on Labor....
55th Congress, third session (December 5, 1898-March 3, 1899):
Maximum hours on public works.
56th Congress, first session (December 4, 1899-June 7, 1900):
Limits use of restraining orders and injunctions__
Protect free labor from competition with convict labor-
56th Congress, second session (December 3, 1900–March 2, 1901):
Protection of wages on public works.
57th Congress, first session (December 2, 1901-July 1, 1902):
Settlement of labor disputes..
57th Congress, second session (December 1, 1902-March 4, 1903):
Limits hours on public works...
Establishes Department of Commerce and Labor.
58th Congress, second session (December 7, 1903-April 28, 1904):
Protection of wages on public works..
58th Congress, third session (December 5, 1904-March 4, 1905):
59th Congress, first session (December 4, 1905-June 30, 1906):
Maximum hours on railroads..
Regulates child labor in District of Columbia.
Subjects transportation of convict-made goods to State law.
59th Congress, second session (December 3, 1906-March 4, 1907):
Maximum hours on railroads...
60th Congress, first session (December 2, 1907-May 30, 1908):
Workmen's compensation on railroads..
Establishes Foundation for Promotion of Industrial Peace.
60th Congress, second session (December 7, 1908-March 4, 1909):
61st Congress, second session (December 6, 1909-June 25, 1910):
Workmen's compensation on railroads...
61st Congress, third session (December 5, 1910-March 4, 1911):
62d Congress, first session (April 4, 1911-August 22, 1911):
62d Congress, second session (December 4, 1911-August 26, 1912):
Establishes a Department of Labor..
Limits use of restraining orders and injunctions.
62d Congress, third session (December 2, 1912-March 4, 1913):
Establishes a Department of Labor-
Workmen's compensation on railroads.
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Limits hours of females in District of Columbia. -
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63d Congress, first session (April 7, 1913-December 1, 1913):
Mediation and arbitration in certain labor disputes.
To promote welfare of merchant seamen.
Workmen's compensation on common carriers.
Maximum hours for females in District of Columbia.