An Examination of the Need for Laws Regulating Strikes in the Transportation Industry: Past, Present and Future
The Railway Labor Act (R.L.A.) has, since 1926, provided the basic framework of the "most comprehensive control of labor relations and labor disputes on the American scene" today. This law, as amended on several occasions, is the result of political and social factors which date back to the 1880's. It is the thesis of this paper that there has been sufficient change during the past 45 years to warrant a re-examination of the Railway Labor Act to determine if it should be altered, or if need be, scrapped. If it is determined that the R.L.A. should be discarded, this paper will put forth proposals as to what a new law should contain in order to further the objective of promoting public health and safety in our economy.
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