May Hathaway Duke Archives

Where Did The AFL-CIO Come From?

In 1886 Samuel Gompers brought together a group of skilled craft and trade unions and formed the American Federation of Labor (AFL) to attempt to improve wages and working conditions, shorten working hours, abolish child labor, and provide for collective…

Where Did The AFL-CIO Come From?

In 1886 Samuel Gompers brought together a group of skilled craft and trade unions and formed the American Federation of Labor (AFL) to attempt to improve wages and working conditions, shorten working hours, abolish child labor, and provide for collective…

Evolution of the NLRA

The history and evolution of the NLRA can be very instructive in understanding how its provisions are interpreted, and particularly how they relate to construction labor law. The following is a brief outline of how the Act came to be…

Evolution of the NLRA

The history and evolution of the NLRA can be very instructive in understanding how its provisions are interpreted, and particularly how they relate to construction labor law. The following is a brief outline of how the Act came to be…

Federal Law Doesn’t Always Preempt

Although the National Labor Relations Act has effectively made labor relations a matter of federal as opposed to state law, apparently federal law doesn’t always preempt. A recent case so holding was decided by the U.S. District Court for the…

Federal Law Doesn’t Always Preempt

Although the National Labor Relations Act has effectively made labor relations a matter of federal as opposed to state law, apparently federal law doesn’t always preempt. A recent case so holding was decided by the U.S. District Court for the…