The National Labor Relations Act says that "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining" is the policy of the United States. Section 7 of the statute does protect the right of employees to form and join unions and to engage in collective bargaining. But in what ways does the NLRA, as interpreted by the NLRB and the courts, fall short of the goal of facilitating employees' efforts to organize unions and to engage in collective bargaining? Base your discussion on cases or legal doctrines from the readings and class discussions.