Download or read book An Introduction to Labor Law written by Michael Evan Gold and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Labor Law is a useful primer that explains the basic principles of the federal law regulating the relationship of employers to labor unions. In this updated third edition, which features a new introduction, Michael Evan Gold discusses the law that applies to union organizing and representation elections, the duty to bargain in good faith, economic weapons such as strikes and lockouts, and the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements. Gold describes the structure and functions of the National Labor Relations Board and of the federal courts in regard to labor cases and also presents a number of legal issues presently in contention between labor and management.