Since the enactment of the Wagner Act, there has been a dramatic change in the way employment is managed between managers and employees. Employees have been given more opportunity to decide what they want at work and are able to negotiate with their employer. They have the opportunity to discuss salary, hours, schedules, etc. Previously, employees had little or no say in decisions made regarding their employment and were essentially expected to be “yes men” to employers. It prevented employers from firing union members, as well as people who were pro-union. Removing the laws in place would be a blatant mistake. They are there to protect employees, whether they are unionized or not. It has been modified several times to better protect employees. The law put an end to many unfair labor practices implemented by employers. The Wagner Act considered it “unjust” for management to “interfere with, restrict or coerce employees” in the exercise of their now legally recognized right to self-organization (Sloane, Whitney, p. 87). It also ensured that employers could not discriminate. on an employee based on their union involvement, with regard to hiring and firing. It also required employers to negotiate with their employee representatives. In the past, many employers had simply ignored union organizing. Employers would simply ignore all rights put in place by unions, and would even go so far as to fire unionized employees and their supporters. Employers used spies to find out who sympathized with unions, then broadcast the names to other employers. These "blacklists" were used to fire employees and to allow other employers to decide whether a person...... middle of paper ......this to protect employers and employees. The laws put in place guarantee employees specific rights that employers are not allowed to take away from them; If there is a question about who is “right,” the NLRB steps in to help decide what is right given the situation. Without these laws, there would be very little stability in the workplace and employees would be at the mercy of their employers, with no one to step in and help them. There is no doubt that the laws put in place have greatly helped the union cause, and removing them would be a bad choice for everyone involved. Works Cited Sloane, Arthur. Witney, Fred. Labor relations. 13th edition. Prentice Hall. 2007. Taft-Hartley Act. Extract from the Business Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Retrieved from http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/Str-The/Taft-Hartley-Act.html