Boss not treating you right? See the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB). The agency investigates and rectifies
unfair labor practices by employers and unions. It also conducts
elections to see if employees want union representation and helps
determine which union is the most appropriate. Congress created the
NLRB as an independent agency in 1935 to administer the National
Labor Relations Act. The act covers relationships between private
sector unions and employers involved in interstate commerce except
airlines, railroads, the government, and agriculture. The NLRB acts
through about 30 regional offices throughout the country. Its
annual budget is about $260 million.