    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2002]
    [Pages 468-471]
    [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, www.nlrb.gov.

    Chairman                                          Peter J. Hurtgen
    Members                                           William B. Cowen,
                                                              Wilma B.
                                                              Liebman,
                                                              Michael J.
                                                              Bartlett,
                                                              (vacancy)
    Chief Administrative Law Judge                    Robert A. Giannasi
    Director, Division of Administration              Gloria J. Joseph
    Director, Division of Information                 David B. Parker
    Director, Equal Employment Opportunity            Robert J. Poindexter
    Executive Secretary                               John J. Toner
    General Counsel                                   Arthur F. Rosenfeld
    Inspector General                                 Jane E. Altenhofen
    Solicitor                                         Jeffrey D. Wedekind

    [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 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
    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). The Board is authorized to designate appropriate units for
    collective bargaining and to conduct secret ballot elections to
    determine whether employees desire representation by a labor
    organization.

    Activities

    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

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    determines which competing group of workers is entitled to perform the
    work involved.
        The regional directors and their staffs process representation,
    unfair labor practice, and jurisdictional dispute cases. 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.
        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.

                                      Field Offices--National Labor Relations Board
                       (HQ: Headquarters; RO: Resident Office; SR: Subregion; RA: Resident Agent )
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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,  Celeste Mattina                     212-264-0300    212-264-2450
     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,  Jon Mackle                          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                                        Wayne Gold
    8th Fl., 103 S. Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202-   ................................    410-962-2822    410-962-2198
     4026 (HQ).
    Suite 5530, 1099 14th St., Washington, DC       Mark Baptiste-Kalaris               202-208-3000    202-208-3013
     20570-0001 (RO).
    Region 6, Rm. 1501, 1000 Liberty Ave.,          Gerald Kobell                       412-395-4400    412-395-5986
     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-  Chet H. Byerly, Jr.                 616-456-2679    616-456-2596
     3022 (RO).
    Region 8, Rm. 1695, 1240 E. 9th St.,            Frederick Calatrello                216-522-3716    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).
    Suite 3400, 1130 South 22d St., Birmingham, AL  C. Douglas Marshall                 205-731-1062    205-731-0955
     35205-2870 (RO).
    Region 11, Suite 200, 4035 University Pkwy.,    Willie L. Clark, Jr.                336-631-5201    336-631-5210
     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, Rm. 8.302, 1222 Spruce St., St.      Ralph R. Tremain                    314-539-7770    314-539-7794
     Louis, MO 63103-2829.
    Suite 200, 300 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria, IL       Will Vance                          309-671-7080    309-671-7095
     61602-1246 (SR 33).
    Region 15, Rm. 610, 1515 Poydras St., New       James Paulsen, Acting               504-589-6361    504-589-4069
     Orleans, LA 70112-3723.
    Region 16                                       Curtis A. Wells
    Rm. 8A24, 819 Taylor St., Fort Worth, TX 76102- ................................    817-978-2921    817-978-2928
     6178 (HQ).
    Suite 1545, 1919 Smith St., Houston, TX 77002-  Nadine Littles                      713-209-4888    713-209-4890
     2649 (RO).
    Rm. 565, 615 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX    Olivia Garcia-Boult                 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).

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    Region 18                                       Ronald M. Sharp
    Suite 790, 330 S. 2d Ave., Minneapolis, MN      ................................    612-348-1757    612-348-1785
     55401-2221 (HQ).
    Rm. 439, 210 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA 50309-  David Garza                         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).
    Suite 206, 1007 W. 3d Ave., Anchorage, AK       Minoru Hayashi                      907-271-5015    907-271-3055
     99501-1936 (RO).
    Suite 1910, 601 SW. 2d Ave., Portland, OR       Cathleen Shelton                    503-326-3085    503-326-5387
     97204 (SR 36).
    Region 20                                       Robert H. Miller
    Suite 400, 901 Market St., San Francisco, CA    ................................    415-356-5130    415-356-5156
     94103-1735 (HQ).
    Rm. 7-245, 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 418, 555 W. Beech St., San Diego, CA      Steven J. Sorensen                  619-557-6184    619-557-6358
     92101-2939 (RO).
    Region 22, 5th Floor, 20 Washington Pl.,        Gary T. Kendellen                   973-645-2100    973-645-3852
     Newark, NJ 07102-2570.
    Region 24, Suite 1002, 525 F.D. Roosevelt       Marta Figueroa                      787-766-5347    787-766-5478
     Ave., Hato Rey, PR 00918-1720.
    Region 25, Rm. 238, 575 N. Pennsylvania St.,    Roberto G. Chavarry                 317-226-7381    317-226-5103
     Indianapolis, IN 46204-1577.
    Region 26                                       Ronald K. Hooks
    Suite 800, 1407 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104-  ................................    901-544-0018    901-544-0008
     3627 (HQ).
    Suite 375, 425 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock,    (Vacancy)                           501-324-6311    501-324-5009
     AR 72201-3489 (RO).
    3d Fl., 801 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203-3816  Joseph H. Artilles                  615-736-5921    615-736-7761
     (RO).
    Region 27, 7th Fl. N. Twr., 600 17th St.,       B. Allan Benson                     303-844-3551    303-844-6249
     Denver, CO 80202-5433.
    Region 28                                       Cornele A. Overstreet
    Suite 1800, 2600 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ   ................................    602-640-2160    602-640-2178
     85004-3099 (HQ).
    Suite 1820, 505 Marquette Ave. NW.,             Kathleen McCorkell                  505-248-5125    505-248-5134
     Albuquerque, NM 87102-2181 (RO).
    Suite 400, 600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas,   Michael Chavez                      702-388-6416    702-388-6248
     NV 89101-6637 (RO).
    P.O. Box 23159, El Paso, TX 79923-3159 (RA)...  Chris Lerma                         915-565-2470    915-565-0847
    Region 29, 10th Fl., Jay St. & 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,    (Vacancy)                           510-637-3300    510-637-3315
     CA 94612-5211.
    Region 34, 21st Fl., 280 Trumbull St.,          Peter B. Hoffman                    860-240-3522    860-240-3564
     Hartford, CT 06103-3503.
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,   Edward Lopez                        670-233-6572
     1st Fl., Kallingal Bldg., AAA-4035 Box
     100001, Saipan, MP 96950 (RO).
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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 through the Internet, at 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

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    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, www.nlrb.gov.

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