national labor relations act
National Labor Relations Act. A federal statute regulating the relations between employers and employees and establishing the National Labor Relations Board. 29 USCA §§ 151–169. • The statute is also known as the Wagner Act of 1935. It was amended by the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947 and the Landrum–Griffin Act of 1959. — Also termed Wagner Act. — Abbr. NLRA. [Cases: Labor Relations 41. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 20.]