NLRB turns 65.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: July 17, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

The National Labor Relations Board turns 65 this month. But the board needs to be strengthened if it is to fulfill its mission.

In July 1935, Congress established the NLRB to enforce the National Labor Relations Act _ the primary law governing relations between American unions and private-sector employers. The board investigates unfair labor practice complaints in a process that is intended to guarantee workers the right to organize. But since its founding, the NLRB has steadily lost power as legislators in charge of funding and staffing the board have responded to the demands ...

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