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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.

What Happens If There's No One Policing the Workplace
May 02, 2013

nlrbshutdownquote.jpgThe federal agency charged with protecting employees’ rights to collectively improve their job standards is in limbo. That’s great news for unscrupulous employers who want to take advantage of workers, but it serves as a wake-up call for those of us who care about workers’ rights.

In January 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Obama Administration’s January 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were unconstitutional – a ruling at odds with other circuit court decisions. This ruling has created legal havoc. Employers are now filing appeals to decisions issued at all levels of the agency, charging that since the Board members are invalid, the decisions should be vacated. As a result, the NLRB is now hamstrung in its effort to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, the law that is supposed to protect workers' rights to organize, collectively bargain, and engage in collective actions. This leaves America’s workers without any effective legal protections provided under law – and no one policing the workplace.

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What Happens If There's No One Policing the Workplace: Senate Action Required to Maintain the NLRB
Erin Johansson, Research Director, American Rights at Work

 
Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act
November 10, 2011

This August the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule that requires private sector employers to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)—rights they've had for more than 70 years. Like other notices of workplace laws regarding safety and health, compensation, and discrimination, the poster raises awareness without unduly burdening employers

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Endless Congressional Attacks on the NLRB Don't Create Jobs
November 04, 2011
Our new chart illustrates the unprecedented attacks on key workplace protections provided by the NLRB and the NLRA at the hands of corporate-backed lawmakers in Congress.
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In Their Own Words: Workers on the Proposed NLRB Election Rule
August 11, 2011
Hear from workers in their own words on why the proposed NLRB rule is necessary for fair elections.
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Proposed NLRB Election Rule
June 23, 2011
A proposed rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board on June 21, 2011, ensures workers have a basic right we hold dear in this country: the right to vote. By eliminating unnecessary delays and modernizing an outdated system, the proposed rule removes unfair obstacles so that workers can make their own decision about whether to form a union.
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Statement on Gingrich's Call to Defund the NLRB
June 15, 2011
American Rights at Work issued the statement of Executive Director Kimberly Freeman Brown in response to presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s call to defund the National Labor Relations Board during the Republican presidential debate in St. Anselm.
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