The Labor Policy of the Free Society
Part II: Evolution of Labor Law and Policy in the United States
POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities . . .
—The National Labor Relations Act, as Amended