The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)is a federal law that defines and protect the rights of employees and employers, regulates collective bargaining and prohibits certain practices by unions and management that are harmful to the general welfare. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and often referred to as “the Board,” enforces the NLRA.
The provisions of the NLRA apply, with few exceptions, to all private employers engaged in the interstate buying and selling of goods. Practically speaking, this means that the NLRA covers the majority of non-governmental employers, including nonprofits, employee-owned businesses, labor organizations, non-union businesses and even businesses in states with “Right to Work” laws. The act does not apply to employers in the airline and railway industry (who are instead subject to the Railway Labor Act), agricultural employers or federal, state or local government employees. The board has set up administrative standards that are used to determine its jurisdiction and these standards vary by industry.
Importantly, the NLRA grants rights to “employees” as defined by the act. The term “employee” may include an employee, even the employee...
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