National Labor Relations Board

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a board consisting of five members, originally set up under the National Labor Relations Act to guarantee workers' rights to organize and to prevent unfair labor practices. NLRB

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National Labor Relations Board Cultural  

1. An agency of the United States government, charged with mediating disputes between labor and management, and responsible for preventing unfair labor practices, such as the harassment of labor unions by business corporations. The NLRB attempts to maintain a position of neutrality, favoring neither labor nor management.

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Example Sentences

Sharon Block is a professor of practice at Harvard Law School and a former member of the National Labor Relations Board.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock market and the National Labor Relations Board to resolve labor disputes.

From Los Angeles Times

Similar firing rules exist for other independent agencies like the National Labor Relations Board.

From BBC

“So, if you could get to collective bargaining, then the National Labor Relations Board, if they would ever allow ‘em to be employees, then you could regulate and cap agent fees to protect the players.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023 the National Labor Relations Board found that the Post-Gazette had violated federal labor laws by not bargaining in good faith.

From MarketWatch