This is a revised edition of a pamphlet originally issued in 1962. It provides a basic framework for
a better understanding
of the National Labor Relations Act and its administration.
A special chart that arranges systematically the types of cases in which an employer or a
labor organization may be
involved under the Act, including both unfair labor practice cases and representation election proceedings,
appears in the
booklet.
Prepared in the Office of the General
Counsel
NATIONAL
LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. . 1997
For sale by the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office Washington, D.C. 20402
Table of Contents
Summary of the Act.........................................................................................................1–1
Purpose of the Act ..................................................................................................................................................................1
What the Act provides............................................................................................................................................................1
How the Act is enforced.........................................................................................................................................................1
How this material is organized ..............................................................................................................................................1