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Pittsburgh

Welcome to the Pittsburgh Regional Office page. Our office serves employees, employers and unions in western Pennsylvania and northern and western West Virginia. We conduct elections, investigate charges of unfair labor practices, and sometimes hold hearings in our offices. We are happy to answer questions about the rights and obligations afforded under our law. Please feel free to stop by or call us at 1-412-395-4400 and ask for the information officer on duty.  Hearing-challenged persons may reach us on our TTY phone at 412-395-5435.  We also provide speakers and materials to local community groups and schools on request.

One important point-of-interest is the new Notice Posting Rule for employers.  Information, questions and answers, and 2 versions of the Notice itself are available by clicking on the second item "Employee Rights Poster" under Resources.  For further information, please feel free to call our Information Officer on duty at the above phone number.

Robert W. Chester, Regional Director
Kim R. Siegert, Regional Attorney
Mark E. Wirick, Assistant to the Regional Director

Regional Newsletters:
application/pdf iconOutreach, Seventh Edition, September 2011
application/pdf iconOutreach, Sixth Edition, December 2010
application/pdf iconOutreach, Fifth Edition, March 2010
application/pdf iconOutreach, Second Edition, April 2008
application/pdf iconOutreach, First Edition, August 2007


Regional Office News
July 31, 2012
NLRB issues second complaint and seeks $2.6 million plus interest from Florida performing arts center after it failed to comply with Board order
August 2, 2011
Former employees at closed camper manufacturer in Pennsylvania receive backpay and medical payments in settlement
Events
Outreach--2012 Excellence in Government Awards Program
Event Date: 05/25/2012 - 11:30am - 2:00pm
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Regional Director Robert W. Chester (National Labor Relations Board - Region 6 Pittsburgh), as Vice-Chairman of the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board, together with FBI Assistant Director of Criminal Justice Information Services Division David Cuthbertson, as Chair of the Awards Program Committee, presented awards to honor federal government employees attaining the highest standards and values in many categories.  This public event had 200 to 300 federal employees and guests in attendance at the Westin Convention Center Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

OUTREACH--R-CASE RULES ARE CHANGING -- ARE YOU READY?
Event Date: 05/02/2012 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Regional Director Robert W. Chester, other NLRB attorneys, as well as attorneys from both labor and management will engage the audience with an informative discussion on how the new R-Case rules will work.  The event will be held in Room 1310 of the William S. Moorhead Federal Building at 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  You are encouraged to make reservations to attend by contacting charlene.prosser@nlrb.gov or 412-395-5710 by Thursday, April 26, 2012.  Coffee and pastries will be provided by attorneys from labor and management.  This is a public event for labor, management and legal representatives.

Outreach--R-Case Handling
Event Date: 04/26/2012 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
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Region 6 Field Attorney Clifford E. Spungen spoke to a Labor Law class at Duquesne University Law School.  Mr. Spungen presented updates on changes to Representation Case practices, what to look for when preparing for a representation election and demonstrated a mock representation case election.  The target audience included approximately 50 students.

Outreach--31st Annual Labor Management Conference--Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Event Date: 04/20/2012 - 7:30am - 3:00pm
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Robert W. Chester, Regional Director of the Pittsburgh Office of NLRB; Paul Murphy, Assistant to the Regional Director of the Buffalo, New York Office of the NLRB; and Gerald Kobell, retired Regional Director of the Pittsburgh Office of the NLRB led a panel discussion and commentary of recent decisions, rules and new developments of the National Labor Relations Board from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.  The conference was held at the Rustic Lodge Banquet facillity in Indiana, Pennsylvania.  There were approximately 75 persons in attendance including:  professionals in both organized and non-organized environments, union members and officers, attorneys involved in employment matters, labor relations neutrals and others interested in employment issues.

Outreach--Three Rivers Area Labor Management Council
Event Date: 04/12/2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Assistant to the Regional Director Mark Wirick announced and distributed information regarding our upcoming "Representation Case Rules Changes" on May 2, 2012.  The venue was the Allegheny County Department of Health and Human Services Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The audience of approximately 50 consisted of Council members and guests.