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The National Labor Relations Board

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that was created by Congress in 1935. The primary function of the Board is to administer the National Labor Relations Act which is the primary law responsible for governing the relationship between unions and employers in the private sector.

The National Labor Relations Act guarantees the right of employees to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers. The act also guarantees the right of employees to engage in other protected concerted activity with or without a union. Employees are also free to refrain any of these activities completely. Since it was created in 1935, the NLRB has served the public interest by reducing the number of interruptions in commerce caused by conflict between private sector workers and employers.

The National Labor Relations Board has two main functions. They are:

• To prevent and to remedy unfair labor practices and
• To establish whether or not certain groups of employees desire labor organization representation for collective-bargaining purposes

In fulfilling its role in remedying unfair labor practices, the NLRB has a responsibility to eliminate these policies regardless of who has created the practice. This means that if the labor organization creates an unfair policy, it is equally susceptible to interference from the NLRB as when the practice is created by an employer. If a group of employees wants labor representation, the NLRB is responsible for determining which union should represent them.

The Board is broken into two components: the five-member governing Board and the Office of the General Counsel. The Board members and the General Counsel are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Board is a quasi-judicial body that decides labor issues while the General Counsel investigates and prosecutes cases.

Contact a Los Angeles Labor Lawyer

If you have been a victim of an unfair policy or discrimination at work, contact Los Angeles labor lawyer Perry Smith at 1-800-356-2529 to discuss your case and to determine the availability of any legal options.