[United States Government Manual]
[June 02, 1998]
[Pages 613-617]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

1099 Fourteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20570

Phone, 202-273-1000. TDD, 202-273-4300. Internet, http://www.nlrb.gov/.
Chairman                                          William B. Gould IV
Members                                           J. Robert Brame III, 
                                                          Sarah M. Fox, 
                                                          Peter J. 
                                                          Hurtgen, Wilma 
                                                          B. Liebman
Executive Secretary                               John J. Toner
Solicitor                                         John E. Higgins, Jr.
Inspector General                                 Robert E. Allen
Director, Division of Information                 David B. Parker
Chief Administrative Law Judge                    Robert A. Giannasi
General Counsel                                   Fred L. Feinstein
    Deputy General Counsel                        Mary Joyce Carlson
    Associate General Counsel, Division           Barry J. Kearney
            of Advice
    Associate General Counsel, Division           Linda R. Sher
            of Enforcement Litigation
    Associate General Counsel, Division           Richard Siegel
            of Operations-Management
Director, Division of Administration              Gloria J. Joseph
Director, Equal Employment Opportunity            Barbara T. Gainey

[For the National Labor Relations Board statement of organization, see 
        the Federal Register of June 14, 1979, 44 FR 34215]

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The National Labor Relations Board administers the Nation's principal 
labor law, the National Labor Relations Act. The Board is vested with 
the power to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by 
private sector employers and unions and to safeguard employees' rights 
to organize and determine, through secret ballot elections, whether to 
have unions as their bargaining representative.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency 
created by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) (29 
U.S.C. 167), as amended by acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act), 1959 
(Landrum-Griffin Act), and 1974 (Health Care Amendments).
    The act affirms the right of employees to self-organization and 
collective bargaining through representatives of their own choosing, to 
engage in other protected, concerted activities, or to refrain from such 
activities. The act prohibits certain unfair labor practices by 
employers and labor organizations or their agents. It authorizes the 
Board to designate appropriate units for collective bargaining and to 
conduct secret ballot elections to determine whether employees desire 
representation by a labor organization.

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    As of July 1, 1971, the Postal Reorganization Act (39 U.S.C. note 
prec. 101) conferred jurisdiction upon the Board over unfair labor 
practice charges and representation elections affecting U.S. Postal 
Service employees. As of August 25, 1974, jurisdiction over all 
privately operated health care institutions was conferred on the Board 
by an amendment to the act (29 U.S.C. 152 et seq.).

Activities

Under the act, NLRB has two principal functions: preventing and 
remedying unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations or 
their agents; and conducting secret ballot elections among employees in 
appropriate collective-bargaining units to determine whether or not they 
desire to be represented by a labor organization in bargaining with 
employers about their wages, hours, and working conditions. The agency 
also conducts secret ballot elections among employees who have been 
covered by a union-security agreement to determine whether or not they 
wish to revoke their union's authority to make such agreements. In 
jurisdictional disputes between two or more unions, the Board determines 
which competing group of workers is entitled to perform the work 
involved.
    Two major, separate components comprise NLRB. The Board itself has 
five members appointed by the President and primarily acts as a quasi-
judicial body in deciding cases on the basis of formal records in 
administrative proceedings. The General Counsel, also appointed by the 
President, is independent from the Board.
    Under the general supervision of the General Counsel, 33 regional 
directors and their staffs process representation, unfair labor 
practice, and jurisdictional dispute cases. (Some regions have 
subregional or resident offices.) They issue complaints in unfair labor 
practice cases; seek settlement of unfair labor practice charges; obtain 
compliance with Board orders and court judgments; and petition district 
courts for injunctions to prevent or remedy unfair labor practices. The 
regional directors direct hearings in representation cases; conduct 
elections pursuant to the agreement of the parties or the decision-
making authority delegated to them by the Board or pursuant to Board 
directions; and issue certifications of representatives when unions win 
or certify the results when unions lose employee elections. They process 
petitions for bargaining unit clarification, for amendment of 
certification, and for rescission of a labor organization's authority to 
make a union-shop agreement. They also conduct national emergency 
employee referendums.
    The Board can act only when it is formally requested to do so. 
Individuals, employers, or unions may initiate cases by filing charges 
of unfair labor practices or petitions for employee representation 
elections with the Board field offices serving the area where the case 
arises.
    In the event that a regional director declines to proceed on a 
representation petition, the party filing the petition may appeal to the 
Board. When a regional director declines to proceed on an unfair labor 
practice charge, the charging party may appeal to the General Counsel.
    For details concerning filing such appeals with those Washington, 
DC, offices, parties may contact the field office most convenient to 
them. Field office addresses and telephone numbers are listed below.
    Administrative law judges conduct hearings in unfair labor practice 
cases, make findings of fact and conclusions of law, and recommend 
remedies for violations found. Their decisions can be appealed to the 
Board for a final agency determination. The Board's decisions are 
subject to review in the U.S. courts of appeals.

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                                  Field Offices--National Labor Relations Board
                             (HQ: Headquarters; RO: Resident office; SR: Subregion)
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                Office/Address                              Director                 Telephone          Fax
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Region 1, 6th Fl., 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA  Rosemary Pye                        617-565-6700    617-565-6725
 02222-1072.
Region 2, Rm. 3614, 26 Federal Plz., New York,  Daniel Silverman                    212-264-0300    212-264-8427
 NY 10278-0104.
Region 3                                        Sandra Dunbar
Rm. 901, 111 W. Huron St., Buffalo, NY 14202-   ................................    716-551-4931    716-551-4972
 2387 (HQ).
Rm. 342, Clinton Ave. at N. Pearl St., Albany,  James J. Palermo                    518-431-4155    518-431-4157
 NY 12207-2350 (RO).
Region 4, 7th Fl., 615 Chestnut St.,            Dorothy L. Moore-Duncan             215-597-7601    215-597-7658
 Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404.
Region 5                                        Louis J. D'Amico
8th Fl., 103 S. Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202-   ................................    410-962-2822    410-962-2198
 4026 (HQ).
Suite 5530, 1099 14th St., Washington, DC       Gary W. Muffley                     202-208-3000    202-208-3013
 20570-0001 (RO).
Region 6, Rm. 1501, 1000 Liberty Ave.,          Gerald Kobell                       412-644-2977    412-644-5986
 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4173.
Region 7                                        William C. Schaub, Jr.
Rm. 300, 477 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48226-  ................................    313-226-3200    313-226-2090
 2569 (HQ).
Rm. 330, 82 Ionia NW., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-  David L. Basso                      616-456-2679    616-456-2596
 3022 (RO).
Region 8, Rm. 1695, 1240 E. 9th St.,            Frederick Calatrello                216-522-3715    216-522-2418
 Cleveland, OH 44199-2086.
Region 9, Rm. 3003, 550 Main St., Cincinnati,   Richard L. Ahearn                   513-684-3686    513-684-3946
 OH 45202-3721.
Region 10                                       Martin M. Arlook
Suite 1000, Harris Twr., 233 Peachtree St.      ................................    404-331-2896    404-331-2858
 NE., Atlanta, GA 30303 (HQ).
3d Fl., 1900 3d Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203-  C. Douglas Marshall                 205-731-1062    205-731-0955
 3502 (RO).
Region 11, Suite 200, 4035 University Pkwy.,    Willie L. Clark, Jr.                910-631-5201    910-631-5210
 Winston-Salem, NC 27106-3325.
Region 12                                       Rochelle Kentov
Suite 530, 201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL      ................................    813-228-2641    813-228-2874
 33602-5824 (HQ).
Rm. 214, 400 W. Bay St., Jacksonville, FL       James L. McDonald                   904-232-3768    904-232-3146
 32202-4412 (RO).
Rm. 1320, 51 SW. 1st Ave., Miami, FL 33130-     Hector O. Nava                      305-536-5391    305-536-5320
 1608 (RO).
Region 13, Suite 800, 200 W. Adams St.,         Elizabeth Kinney                    312-353-7570    312-886-1341
 Chicago, IL 60606-5208.
Region 14, Suite 400, 611 N. 10th St., St.      Ralph R. Tremain                    314-425-4167    314-539-7794
 Louis, MO 63101-1214.
Region 15, Rm. 610, 1515 Poydras St., New       Curtis A. Wells                     504-589-6361    504-589-4069
 Orleans, LA 70112-3723.
Region 16                                       Michael Dunn
Rm. 8A24, 819 Taylor St., Fort Worth, TX 76102- ................................    817-978-2921    817-978-2928
 6178 (HQ).
P.O. Box 23159, El Paso, TX 79923-3159 (RO)...  Chris Lerma                         915-565-2470    915-565-0847
Suite 550, 440 Louisiana St., Houston, TX       Ruth E. Small                       713-718-4622    713-718-4640
 77002-2649 (RO).
Rm. 565, 615 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX    Ruben R. Armendariz                 210-229-6140    210-472-6143
 78206-2040 (RO).
Region 17                                       F. Rozier Sharp
Suite 100, 8600 Farley St., Overland Park, KS   ................................    913-967-3000    913-967-3010
 66212-4677 (HQ).
Rm. 318, 224 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK 74103-  Francis Molenda                     918-581-7951    918-581-7970
 4214 (RO).
Region 18                                       Ronald M. Sharp
Rm. 316, 110 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55401- ................................    612-348-1757    612-348-1785
 2291 (HQ).
Rm. 909, 210 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA 50309-  Morris E. Petersen                  515-284-4391    515-284-4713
 2116 (RO).
Region 19                                       Paul Eggert
Rm. 2948, 915 2d Ave., Seattle, WA 98174-1078   ................................    206-220-6300    206-220-6305
 (HQ).
No. 21, 222 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99513-   Minoru Hayashi                      907-271-5015    907-271-3055
 3546 (RO).
Rm. 401, 222 SW. Columbia St., Portland, OR     (Vacancy)                           503-326-3085    503-326-5387
 97201-6604 (SR 36).
Region 20                                       Robert H. Miller
Suite 400, 901 Market St., San Francisco, CA    ................................    415-356-5206    415-356-5156
 94103-1735 (HQ).
Rm. 7318, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI     Thomas W. Cestare                   808-541-2814    808-541-2818
 96850-4980 (SR 37).
Region 21                                       Victoria E. Aguayo
9th Fl., 888 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA   ................................    213-894-5200    213-894-2778
 90017-5455 (HQ).
Suite 302, 555 W. Beech St., San Diego, CA      Steven J. Sorensen                  619-557-6184    619-557-6358
 92101-2939 (RO).
Region 22, Rm. 1600, 970 Broad St., Newark, NJ  William A. Pascarell                973-645-2100    973-645-3852
 07102-2570.
Region 24, Suite 1002, 525 F.D. Roosevelt       Mary Zelma Asseo                    787-766-5347    787-766-5478
 Ave., Hato Rey, PR 00918-1720.
Region 25, Rm. 238, 575 N. Pennsylvania St.,    Roberto G. Chavarry                 317-269-7430    317-226-5103
 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1577.
Region 26                                       Gerald P. Fleischut
Suite 800, 1407 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104-  ................................    901-544-0018    901-544-0008
 3627 (HQ).
Suite 375, 425 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock,    Thomas H. Smith, Jr.                501-324-6311    501-324-5009
 AR 72201-3489 (RO).
Rm. 716, 801 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203-     Joseph H. Artilles                  615-736-5921    615-736-7761
 3816 (RO).
Region 27, 3d Fl. S. Twr., 600 17th St.,        B. Allan Benson                     303-844-3551    303-844-6249
 Denver, CO 80202-5433.
Region 28                                       Cornele A. Overstreet
Suite 440, 234 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ     ................................    602-379-3361    602-379-4982
 85004-2212 (HQ).

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Suite 1820, 505 Marquette Ave. NW.,             (Vacancy)                           505-248-5125    505-248-5134
 Albuquerque, NM 87102-2181 (RO).
Suite 400, 600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas,   Stephen E. Wamser                   702-388-6416    702-388-6248
 NV 89101-6637 (RO).
Region 29, 10th Fl., Jay St. and Myrtle Ave.,   Alvin P. Blyer                      718-330-7713    718-330-7579
 Brooklyn, NY 11201-4201.
Region 30, Suite 700, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.,    Philip E. Bloedorn                  414-297-3861    414-297-3880
 Milwaukee, WI 53203-2211.
Region 31, Suite 700, 11150 W. Olympic Blvd.,   James J. McDermott                  310-235-7352    310-235-7420
 Los Angeles, CA 90064-1824.
Region 32, Rm. 300N, 1301 Clay St., Oakland,    James S. Scott                      510-637-3300    510-637-3315
 CA 94612-5211.
Region 33, Suite 200, 300 Hamilton Blvd.,       Glenn A. Zipp                       309-671-7080    309-671-7095
 Peoria, IL 61602-1246.
Region 34, 21st Fl., One Commercial Plz.,       Peter B. Hoffman                    860-240-3522    860-240-3564
 Hartford, CT 06103-3599.
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Sources of Information

Contracts  Prospective suppliers of goods and services may inquire about 
agency procurement and contracting practices by writing to the Chief, 
Procurement and Facilities Branch, National Labor Relations Board, 
Washington, DC 20570. Phone, 202-273-4040.
Electronic Access  Information about the Board's programs and activities 
is available electronically through the Internet, at http://
www.nlrb.gov/.
Employment  The Board appoints administrative law judges from a register 
established by the Office of Personnel Management. The agency hires 
attorneys, stenographers, and typists for all its offices; field 
examiners for its field offices; and administrative personnel for its 
Washington office. Inquiries regarding college and law school recruiting 
programs should be directed to the nearest regional office. Employment 
inquiries and applications may be sent to any regional office or the 
Washington personnel office.
Publications  Anyone desiring to inspect formal case documents or read 
agency publications may use facilities of the Washington or field 
offices. The agency will assist in arranging reproduction of documents 
and order transcripts of hearings. The Board's offices offer free 
informational leaflets in limited quantities: The National Labor 
Relations Board and YOU (Unfair Labor Practices), The National Labor 
Relations Board and YOU (Representation Cases), Your Government Conducts 
an Election for You on the Job, and The National Labor Relations Board--
What It Is, What It Does. The Superintendent of Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, sells A Guide to Basic Law and 
Procedures Under the NLRA, the Annual Report, the Classified Index of 
National Labor Relations Board Decisions and Related Court Decisions, 
volumes of Board decisions, and a number of subscription services, 
including the NLRB Casehandling Manual (in three parts), the Weekly 
Summary of NLRB Cases, the NLRB Election Report, and An Outline of Law 
and Procedure in Representation Cases.
Speakers  To give the public and persons appearing before the agency a 
better understanding of the National Labor Relations Act and the Board's 
policies, procedures, and services, Washington and regional office 
personnel participate as speakers or panel members before bar 
associations, labor, educational, civic, or management organizations, 
and other groups. Requests for speakers or panelists may be made to 
Washington officials or to the appropriate regional director.

For further information, contact the Information Division, National 
Labor Relations Board, 1099 Fourteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20570. 
Phone, 202-273-1991. Internet, http://www.nlrb.gov/.

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