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YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW

AMERICAN RIGHTS AT WORK

National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB)

§ 157. Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.

SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

Information & Resources for Workers

Are you experiencing a problem on the job? Do you have a question about your rights as an employee?  Do you want to know which government agency you should contact?

Looking for Labor Union Answers in Your State?

HR.BLR.com has plain-English analysis of labor union laws affecting employers for all 50 states, plus D.C. and federal. Whether it's employee associations, Weingarten rights, grievances, Taft-Hartely Act, NLRA, solicitation, or other complicated labor union law issue, you'll get fast, reliable answers. Plus hundreds of checklists, job description, HR forms, and training meetings. View full list of labor union law topics. 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR The Department of Labor enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which sets basic minimum wage and overtime pay standards. These standards are enforced by the Department's Wage and Hour Division, a program of the Employment Standards Administration.

SERVICE CONTRACT ACT The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to every contract entered into by the United States or the District of Columbia, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services to the United States through the use of service employees.

SERVICE CONTRACT ACT FAQs

WAGE DETERMINATION ON LINE Find out the prevailing wages for your area

Federal Mediation

National Mediation Board

U.S Merit Systems Protection Board

American Arbitration Association

The Five Basic Steps To Organizing a Union

How to form a Labor Union

Conducting Local Union Officer Elections

A Guide for Election Officials

Resources for Labor Union Organizing

A New Game Plan for Union Organizing

Legislative Action

Federal Agencies:

NLRB Homepage 

NLRB Forms

NLRB Fill-in Forms Index and Technical Instructions

To download these NLRB forms you will need to use ADOBE READER Acrobat 3.0 (or newer version), which you can install for free by clicking on the yellow button below. To fill in the form, select the hand tool on the Adobe toolbar and click inside a box on the form. An "I" beam will appear to allow you to type your information. Press tab or click in other boxes to get to different areas of the form. Use the + magnifying glass to increase type size for easier reading. Click outside of the form field before printing because a field will not print if it still contains a blinking "I" beam. For best results at printing, be sure to use the printer button on the Adobe toolbar to print instead of the one on your browser. When you click on any of these forms, you first will find instructions on how to fill out and file the form, followed by the form itself. The instructions for filling in the charge and petition forms are also set forth below.

NLRB FORM 501--Charge Against Employer

NLRB FORM 502--Petition

NLRB FORM 509--Charge Alleging Violation(s) Under Section 8(e) of the NLRA

NLRB FORM 601--Withdrawal Request

NLRB FORM 4480--Waiver

NLRB FORM 4551--Request to Proceed

NLRB FORM 4701--Notice of Appearance

NLRB FORM 4702 -- Annual Notice for Receipt of Charges and Petitions

NLRB FORM 4767--Notice of Appeal

NLRB FORM 5081--Questionnaire on Commerce Information

Federal Material

Federal Statutes

Labor Management Relations

*   29 U.S.C. - Labor

Taft-Hartley) Act-

29 U.S.C. § 141 et seq.

Norris-LaGuardia Act -

29 U.S.C. § 101

Railway Labor Act -

45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.

Federal Service

Labor-Management

Relations Act (FSLMRA) -

5 U.S.C. § 7101 et seq.

Federal Regulations

29 C.F.R.

 
 
Historic Labor Law Decisions

Recent Labor Law Decisions

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Labor Law Decisions

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment and Training Administration

Employment Standards Administration

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

International Labour Organization

ABA Labor and Employment Law

Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Labor Policy Association

LaborWeb - AFL-CIO Homepage

Labor Research and Education Resources

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Federal Labor Relations Authority

Labor Research Association  - LRA Online Labor News

LRA Wage & Benefit Stats

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC

Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review Online

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Census Bureau

Sample Unfair Labor Practice Bulletin

How to Order ULP Bulletin

International Child Labor Program

International Trade Administration

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

The Office of Disability Employment

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Social Security Administration

Women's Bureau (Dept. of Labor)

U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)

UnionStats - Union Membership and Coverage Database

(from Hirsch and Macpherson)

National Homeland Security Knowledge Base

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase includes comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, Homeland Security news, directories, newsletter, investment research, technology sectors, a Homeland Security marketplace, and a collection of links on Homeland Security related topics.

U.S Department of Homeland Security

State Homeland Security Contacts

DHS Listing for each state

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA

State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management

Governments on the WWW: United States of America  Listing includes State and Federal Listings

Northeast Intelligence Network

The Northeast Intelligence Network is a private research agency that monitors a number of different sources for information about potential terrorist activities, especially certain Islamic jihad websites on the internet.

TSA

Transportation Security Administration

GOVEXEC.COM

Information on Homeland Security News

White House Office of Homeland Security

House Select Committee on Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

FBI

Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

Centers for Disease Control

Central Intelligence Agency

Department of Agriculture

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

National Nuclear Security Administration

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Office of Domestic Preparedness

Office of Emergency Preparedness

Red Cross

U.S. Civil Air Patrol

U.S. EPA Water Infrastructure Security

U.S. Fire Administration

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services

Maritime Administration

Metropolitan Medical Response System

General Accounting Office

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Federal Protective Servic

Webcasting of Committee Hearings and Markups

The Committee on Education and the Workforce provides live webcasting coverage of our hearings and markups and also provides an archive of our hearings.  Markups are not archived.

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, As Amended