...Findings and Policies contained in the introductory section of the Act: It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes...of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms...

...restoring equality of bargaining power between employers and employees. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes...of full freedom of association, selforganization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms...

...of the United States to encourage the practice of collective bargaining: It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes...of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms...

...a necessary condition to the assurance of the rights herein guaranteed. . . . It is declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes...of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms...

...who are organized in the corporate or other forms of ownership." The act responded to this situation by "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective...of full freedom of association, selforganization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for negotiating the terms and conditions...

...substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce.' This vital national purpose was to be accomplished 'by encouraging the practice and procedure of collective...exercise by workers of full freedom of association.' Only thus could workers ensure themselves economic standards consonant with national wellbeing. Discrimination...

...declaring the policy which underlies the Act. lts ultimate concern, as well as the source of its power, was 'to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce.' This vital national purpose was to be accomplished 'by encouraging the practice and procedure of collective...

...plural nature of the protected concerted activities as follows: Sec. 1 .... It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes...of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms...

...of the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act in 1935. The Wagner Act declared that it was US policy "to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions...the practice and procedure of collective bargaining" (see the National Labor Relations Board website at http://www.nlrb.gov). After a rapid spurt oí growth...

...purpose of the NLRA which is to 'encourage' the practice and procedure of collective bargaining ... by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, selforganization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms...