The federal government agency that regulates the relations between management, employees, and unions. The NLRB's authority is limited to private-sector employers and the United States Postal Service.
independent agency, part of the federal executive branch. Created by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 ("Wagner Act"), it administers the labor laws of the nation, including the "Wagner" Act. The NLRB prevents and alleviates unfair labor practices by private employers and unions, protect the right of employees to organize and decide whether or not to use unions as bargaining representatives.
an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions
The board of 5 members administering the Wagner Act and the Taft-Hartley Act. The board conducts elections to determine bargaining agents, determines bargaining units and adjudicates unfair labor practice charges. The board seeks enforcement of its orders through the court system.
A federal agency which prevents and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations
Agency created by the National Labor Relations Act, 1935, and continued through subsequent amendment, whose functions are to define the appropriate bargaining units, to hold elections, to determine whether a majority of workers want to be represented by a specific union or no union, to certify unions to represent employees, to interpret and apply the Act's provisions prohibiting certain employer and union unfair practices, and otherwise to administer the provisions of the Act.
A federal agency that seeks to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations
In the United States, the federal agency that regulates labor law.
The National Labor Relations Board (or NLRB) is an independent agency of the United States Government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. It is governed by a five-person board and a General Counsel, all of whom are appointed by the President. The General Counsel acts as a prosecutor and the Board acts as an appellate judicial body from decisions of administrative law judges.