Workplace Rights
The National Labor Relations Board administers the
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which oversees private-sector labor
relations, i.e., the relationship between employers, unions and employees, and
the rights of employees to form, join or assist a labor organization, to engage
in
protected concerted activities, and to bargain collectively through
representatives of their own choosing or to refrain from such activities. The
NLRB processes charges involving allegations that an employer or union is
violating the NLRA. The agency also processes petitions in which a union seeks
to represent employees for collective-bargaining purposes or petitions in which
employees no longer wish the union which currently represents them to continue
to do so.
In this section
If you think the NLRA might apply to your situation, your next step should be to
read in our Procedures Guide about filing a charge. If you are interested in
forming or joining a union, or in no longer being represented by one, read the
Guide's instructions on filing a petition.
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