NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

II. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
A. THE BOARD
During the fiscal year 1938, the members of the Board were as
follows : J Warren Madden, of Pennsylvania, chairman; Edwin S.
Smith, of Massachusetts, member; and Donald Wakefield Smith, of
Pennsylvania, member.
R ORGANIZATION-WASHINGTON OFFICE
As will be seen by the accompanying chart, the following major
divisions in the Washington office have been established by the Board:
Administrative, Legal, Trial Examining, Economic Research, and
Publications.
The Administrative Division, under the general supervision of the
Secretary, is responsible for the coordination of all the divisions of
the Board and also for the administrative activities of the Board
both in the Washington and regional offices..
The clerical and fiscal work is under the direct supervision of a
chief clerk who is directly responsible for the following sections :
Accounts, Personnel, Dockets, Files and Mails, Purchase and Supply,
Duplicating and Stenographic.
The Secretary, together with the Assistant Secretary and an administrative
staff, directs and supervises all case development in the
field to the point where hearings are held, and specializes in the
labor-relations phases of these problems as well as the more formal
procedures under the act. The executive office conducts liaison activities
with other Government agencies and establishments in matters
germane to the handling of the Board's cases.
The Legal Division, under the supervision of the General Counsel,
has charge of the legal work involved in the administration of the
National Labor Relations Act. This work falls into two main sections,
Litigation and Review.
The Litigation Section, beaded by the Associate General Counsel,
is responsible for the conduct of hearings before the Board and advises
the regional attorneys in their conduct of hearings before the
. agents of the Board in the field. It represents the Board in judicial
proceedings seeking to enjoin the Board from holding hearings and
taking other action in cases before it, and also represents the Board
in proceedings brought by it in the United States circuit courts of
appeals for the enforcement of its orders, and proceedings brought
by parties for the review of the Board's orders. It collaborates with
the Department of Justice in the presentation of arguments before
the Supreme Court of the United States. It prepares briefs for presentation
to the courts in all judicial proceedings brought by or
against the Board.
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