'Unrig the economy for working people': the California candidate who wrote updated labor laws The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 was drafted during the Great Depression to provide some protection for workers organizing and bargaining collectively.
However, as Marni von Wilpert notes, the rules have been stacked against working people ever since. Von Wilpert's personal experience informs her commitment to this cause.
As an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), she witnessed firsthand the injustices faced by workers trying to navigate the complex labor law system.