Wilma Liebman. The National Labor Relations Board is a federal government agency created by statute, the National Labor Relations Act, which was first enacted by Congress in 1935. It was amended by Congress in 1947 and there have been no significant changes in the law since 1947. The law has proven to be very resistant to legislative change. The board itself is a five-person board nominated by the President, confirmed by the US Senate. At any one time, it is supposed to have 3 members of the president's party and 2 members of the other party. Certainly in the last two to three decades, there have been long periods of time with vacancies on the board and that is in large part due to the political controversy over the appointment process. So labor law is a very controversial area and always has been. Notwithstanding the decline in organized labor it is still a major source of controversy in our public policy in the US.
lative change. The board itself is a five-person board nominated by the President, confirmed by the US Senate. At any one time, it is supposed to have 3 members of the president’s party and 2 members of the other party. Certainly in the last two to three decades, there have been long periods of time with vacancies on the board and that is in large part due to the political controversy over the appointment process. So labor law is a very controversial area and always has been. Notwithstanding th
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