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The John Marshall Law R eview Volume 37 | Issue 3 Article 8 Spring 2004 Need for a Ceasefire in the War on the Workers: Restoring the Balance and Hope of the National Labor Relations Act, 37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 925 (2004) Mary Ann Leuthner Follow this and additional works at : /lawreview Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Mary Ann Leuthner, Need for a Ceasefire in the War on the Workers: Restoring the Balance and Hope of the National Labor Relations Act, 37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 925 (2004) /lawreview/vol37/iss3/8 This Comments is brought to you for free and open access y The John Marshall Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The John Marshall Law R eview y an authorized administrator of The John Marshall Institutional Repository. NEED FOR A CEASEFIRE IN THE WAR ON THE WORKERS: RESTORING THE BALANCE AND HOPE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT MARY ANN LEUTHNER* I know the law gives us rights on paper, but where is the reality?1 Even though Ernest Duval spoke those words in reference to his being fired in 1994 for participating in union activity, that statement is commonplace to many workers who participate in union organizing drives.2 The National Labor Relations Act [hereinafter NLRA or the Act], as amended, declares that the policy of the United States is to protect[] the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self- organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing.3 But in reality, employers have waged war on workers who attempt to organize a union. Employers have