NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

CONTENTS
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I. Introduction 1
A. Work of the Board 1
B. Tendency of unions to resort to the act instead of to economic
weapons 1
C. State labor relations boards 3
D. Court review of the Board's orders 3
E. The Board and the administrative process 4
F. The effect on the work of the Board of the conflict between
the American Federation of Labor and Committee
for Industrial Organization 6
II. The National Labor Relations Board 9
A. The Board 9
B. Organization—Washington office 9
C. Organization—Regional offices 10
D. Regional offices—Location, Territory, and Personnel 11
III. Procedure of the Board 16
IV. Work of the Board 18
A. Statistical summary 18
B. Analysis of cases by unions involved 22
C. Comparison of the work of the Board 1937-38 with fiscal
years 1935-36 and 1936-37 25
V. Complaint cases 27
A. Statistical summary of complaint cases 27
B. Analysis of complaint cases by unions involved 34
VI. Representation cases 39
A. Statistical summary of representation cases 39
B. Analysis of representation cases by unions involved 43
C. Elections conducted by the Board 47
VII. Principles established 51
A. Interference, restraint, and coercion in the exercise of the
rights guaranteed in section 7 of the act 51
B. Encouragement and discouragement of membership in a
labor organization by discrimination 65
C. Collective bargaining 90
D. Domination and interference with the formation or administration
of a labor organization and contribution of financial
or other support to it 108
E. Investigation and certification of representatives 126
F. Adequate proof of majority representation where no election
is held 150
G. The unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining
156
H. Administrative remedies 197
VIII. Jurisdiction 216
A. The exclusive jurisdiction of the Board to determine in the
first instance whether an alleged unfair labor practice is
one affecting commerce 216
B. The scope of the Board's jurisdiction to prevent unfair
labor practices 217
IX. Litigation 221
A. Injunction proceedings 221
B. Enforcement and review 221
C. Miscellaneous court proceedings 227
D. Principles established 229
E. Cumulative siimmary of litigation for fiscal year, 1938._ 237