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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent survey indicates that union membership in the US has risen to 12.4% of all workers, from 12.1% in 2007. For a short period, private sector union membership rebounded, increasing from 7.5% in 2007 to 7.6% in 2008. [ 1] However, that trend has since reversed.
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine. [ 1] Among other purposes, the law regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act is known as the Jones Act and deals with cabotage ...
Abraham Lincoln, First Annual Message (1861) Like slavery, common law repression of labor unions was slow to be undone. In 1806, Commonwealth v. Pullis held that a Philadelphia shoemakers union striking for higher wages was an illegal "conspiracy", even though corporations —combinations of employers—were lawful. Unions still formed and acted. The first federation of unions, the National ...
The United States inherited the British common law system which develops legal principles through judicial decisions made in the context of disputes between parties. . Statutory and constitutional law forms the framework within which these disputes are resolved, to some extent, but decisional law developed through the resolution of specific disputes is the great engine of w
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City. New York City. Detectives' Endowment Association. Lieutenants Benevolent Association. Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York. Sergeants Benevolent Association. San Francisco Police Officers Association. State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers.
The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions. It was enacted by the 80th United States Congress over the veto of President Harry S. Truman, becoming law on June 23, 1947. Taft–Hartley was introduced in the aftermath of ...
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, 300 U.S. 379 (1937) upholding the legality of the minimum wage, reversing Adkins. United States v. Darby Lumber Co., 312 U.S. 100 (1941) held that all labor standards could be regulated consistently with the Commerce Clause, reversing Hammer. Fair Employment Practices Commission (1941) Employment Act of 1946.
Each case was followed by a marked recession in the US economy. [ 23 ] In 2008, oil prices rose briefly, to as high as $145 per barrel, [ 25 ] and U.S. gasoline prices jumped from $1.37 to $2.37 per gallon in 2005, [ 26 ] causing a search for alternate sources, and by 2012, less than half the US oil consumption was imported.