[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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