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46.001:  Labor-Management Relations

Popular Name:  NLRB

Objectives:  To avoid or substantially minimize industrial strife affecting interstate commerce by providing orderly and peaceful procedures to protect the rights of employers, employees, labor organizations, and the general public, and to prevent unlawful interference with these rights.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

46.001 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Any covered employer, employee, labor organization, or other person who believes a violation of the Labor Management Relations Act has occurred, or who desires the Board to determine whether a labor organization is to be the choice of employees for purposes of representation, may receive information or assistance. The Act limits the term "employee" to exclude: agricultural laborers; domestic workers; individuals employed by spouse or parent; independent contractors; supervisors (as defined by the Act) and individuals employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act or employed by any person who is not an employer as defined by the Act. The United States Government, State governments, political subdivisions of U.S. and State governments, government corporations (except the U.S. Postal Service), Federal Reserve Banks and employers subject to the Railway Labor Act are ineligible employers.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  The covered employer, employee, or the labor organization will benefit.

Credentials/Documentation:  None.

46.001 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Charges of unfair labor practices and petitions for determination of representatives are the two principal forms for the purpose of initiating agency action. Such charges and petitions shall be in writing and signed, and shall be sworn to and filed with the Regional Director for the region in which the unfair labor practice allegedly has occurred or in which the proposed or actual bargaining unit exists.

Award Procedure:  Not applicable.

Deadlines:  A party alleging a violation of the Labor Management Relations Act must file its charge within 6 months after incident has occurred. If the filing of a charge was prevented by service with the Armed Forces, the 6-month limitation is computed from the day of discharge. Deadlines for filing representation petitions vary with the type of petition filed and the representation status of employees sought to be represented. Those wishing to file representation petitions with the agency should contact the appropriate regional office of the National Labor Relations Board listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Charges: If the Regional Director refuses to issue an unfair labor practice complaint, an appeal may be filed with the General Counsel in Washington, DC, within 10 days. Petitions: If the Regional Director dismisses the representation petition, an appeal may be filed with the Board in Washington, DC, within 10 days.

Renewals:  None.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

46.001 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 17.504 Consultation Agreements;
• 17.600 Mine Health and Safety Grants;
• 30.001 Employment Discrimination: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
• 34.001 Labor Mediation and Conciliation.

46.001 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

46.001 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Type of Assistance:  Provision of Specialized Services; Investigation of Complaints.

Obligations:  (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $184,561,000 (includes $330,000 in reimbursables); FY 00 est $205,992,000 (includes $275,000 in reimbursables); and FY 01 est $216,438,000.

Budget Account Number:  63-0100-0-1-505.

Authorization:  Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended, Public Law 86-257, 29 U.S.C. 141 et seq.; Public Law 91-375, 39 U.S.C. 1201-1209; Public Law 93-95, 29 U.S.C. 186; Public Law 93-360, 29 U.S.C. 152, 158, 168, 169, 171, 183; Public Law 96-245, 29 U.S.C. 161 (4); Public Law 96-593; Public Law 97-375, 29 U.S.C. 153(c).

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  "A Guide to Basic Law and Procedures Under the NLRA" (s/n 031-000-00187-1) $4.50, Spanish edition of the Guide (s/n 031-000-00173-1) $4.75 available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. "Your Government Conducts an Election on the Job," also in Spanish, is available from NLRB Headquarters Office.

46.001 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Contact should be made directly with the appropriate regional office of the National Labor Relations Board listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office:  Division of Information, National Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Phone: (202) 273-1991.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

46.001 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  (1) Determines and implements, through secret-ballot elections, the free democratic choice by employees as to whether they wish to be represented by a union in dealing with their employer and, if so, by which union; and (2) prevents and remedies unlawful acts, called unfair labor practices, by either employers or unions or both. NLRB may seek injunctive relief where a labor dispute results in violence, disruption of employment, or disruption of business relations, potentially in violation of the Labor Management Relations Act. The NLRB does not initiate actions or investigations on its own volition. NLRB processes start only when a covered individual, organization, or employer files an unfair labor practice charge or a petition for an election.

46.001 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Not applicable.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  Not applicable.