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Most of us are aware of the government agencies that were created to better our quality of life: the EPA to keep our air and water clean, OSHA to make our workplaces safe, the FDA to ensure the safety of our medicine. But one acronym you're not likely to know is the NLRB—the National Labor Relations Board. This independent federal agency is charged with enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935. The agency is responsible for protecting workers' rights to organize and form unions, and remedying unfair labor practices from employers and unions alike.

Labor Law Remedies Come Too Little, Too Late
Written by Erin Johansson   
April 30, 2004

David Snead worked for Hewlett Packard (HP) for years with a clean work record.  Then in February 2002, he discussed the idea of forming a union with his co-workers. Not long after his supervisors learned of David’s efforts to organize a union, they illegally fired him for misconduct he had not committed, according to a recently issued decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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Erin Johansson Erin Johansson writes our Eye on the NLRB blog.  Erin has worked as a Senior Research Associate at American Rights at Work since 2004 and is the author of some of our reports.  

 

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