National Labor Relations Board

01/21/2025

President Donald J. Trump has named Board Member Marvin E. Kaplan Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.

President Donald J. Trump has named Board Member Marvin E. Kaplan Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. “The President’s announcement is an honor and privilege, and I look forward to serving as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board,” Kaplan said. Chairman Kaplan also recogni...

01/17/2025

The NLRB is hiring an Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) in our Washington, DC office.

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This position is in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Information Assurance (IA) Branch. The Branch is responsible for the Agency Risk Management Framework (RMF) Program. The RMF provides a disciplined and structured process that integrates information security and risk ma...

01/07/2025

In furtherance of the NLRB’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility program, the Agency has issued an Inclusive Writing Guide.

In furtherance of the National Labor Relations Board’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility program, the Agency has issued an Inclusive Writing Guide for Agency employees to follow in internal and external writing relating to case handling, administrative matters, and other Agency commu...

01/07/2025

The NLRB is hiring for a General Attorney (Labor) in our Washington, DC office.

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This position is located in the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Branch (ASCLB) of the Division of Enforcement Litigation. The incumbent serves as a General Attorney working under the supervision of the Branch Chief or a Supervisory Attorney, and is subject to difficult assignments, including....

12/26/2024

🎄 🕎 🕯️🟥 🟩 ⬛ Happy Holidays from the National Labor Relations Board! ✨

This season, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and dedication of workers and employers across the nation. May your holidays be filled with joy, peace, and time with loved ones.

12/17/2024

Today, President Biden designated Gwynne A. Wilcox as Chair of the National Labor Relations Board. Chair Wilcox is the first Black woman Chair of the Agency and the first Black woman to serve on the Board since its inception in 1935.

“I’m honored to serve as Chair of the NLRB and continue the exceptional work done by the Agency,” said Chair Wilcox. “I’m committed to a smooth transition for the Board and our dedicated career public servants.”

Chair Wilcox was confirmed by the Senate on September 6, 2023 for a second Board member term ending August 27, 2028. Ms. Wilcox previously served as a Member of the NLRB from August 4, 2021 until August 27, 2023.

Previous to her appointment, Wilcox was a senior partner at Levy Ratner, P.C., a New York City labor and employment law firm. While there, she served as Associate General Counsel of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and as a labor representative to the NYC Office of Collective Bargaining. Prior to joining Levy Ratner, she worked as a Field Attorney at Region 2 of the NLRB in Manhattan. Wilcox holds a bachelor’s from Syracuse University, a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, and is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. In November 2021, she was honored by the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section for her contributions to the legal profession.

https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/president-biden-designates-gwynne-a-wilcox-as-chair-of-the-national-labor

12/16/2024

Thank you for your service, Chairman McFerran!

12/10/2024

Today, the Board restored the “clear and unmistakable” waiver standard for evaluating employers’ defenses to claims that they unlawfully changed working conditions of union-represented employees without giving the union notice and opportunity to bargain.

https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-returns-to-clear-and-unmistakable-waiver-standard

Today’s decision in Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC restores that standard, previously followed by the Board for more than 70 years and endorsed by the Supreme Court.

In Endurance, the Board overruled MV Transportation, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 66 (2019), in which an earlier Board had adopted the “contract coverage” test, which made it easier for employers to avoid engaging in collective bargaining over workplace changes.

The Board explained that the return to the “clear and unmistakable waiver” standard better accomplishes the central statutory policy goal of the National Labor Relations Act: to promote industrial peace by “encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining.”

"Returning to the clear and unmistakable waiver standard better serves the pro-bargaining policy of the Act," said Chairman Lauren McFerran.