1943 - National Labor Relations Board

Appendix E. Statutory Provisions Administered by N. L. R. B. 1 87port to it: Provided, That subject to rules and regulations made andpublished by the Board pursuant to section 6 (a), an employer shallnot be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with himduring working hours without loss of time or pay.(3) By discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employmentor any term or condition of employment to encourage or discouragemembership in any labor organization: Provided, That nothing inthis Act, or in the National Industrial Recovery Act (U. S. C.,Supp. VII, title 15, secs. 701-712), as amended from time to time,or in any code or agreement approved or prescribed thereunder, orin any other statute of the United States, shall preclude an employerfrom making an agreement with a labor organization (not established,maintained, or assisted by any action defined in this Actas an unfair labor practice) to require, as a condition of employment,membership therein, if such labor organization is the representativeof the employees as provided in section 9 (a), in the appropriatecollective bargaining unit covered by such agreement when made.(4) To discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employeebecause he has filed charges or given testimony under this Act.(5) To refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of hisemployees, subject to the provisions of section 9 (a).REPRESENTATIVES AND ELECTIONSSEC. 9. (a) Representatives designated or selected for the purposesof collective bargaining by the majority of the employees in a unitappropriate for such purposes, shall be the exclusive representativesof all the employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargainingin respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, orother conditions of employment: Provided, That any individual employeeor a group of employees shall have the right at any time topresent grievances to their employer.(b) The Board shall decide in each case whether, in order to insureto employees the full benefit of their right to self-organization and tocollective bargaining, and otherwise to effectuate the policies of thisAct, the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargainingshall be the employer unit, craft unit, plant unit, or subdivisionthereof.(c) Whenever a question affecting commerce arises concerning therepresentation of employees, the Board may investigate such controversyand certify to the parties, in writing, the name or names of the558154 44 13