J. - National Labor Relations Board

II. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARDA. THE BOARDDuring the fiscal year 1939, the members of the Board were asfollows : J. Warren Madden, of Pennsylvania, chairman ; Edwin S.Smith, of Massachusetts, member; and Donald Wakefield Smith, ofPennsylvania, member, until the appointment and confirmation ofWilliam M. Leiserson, of Ohio, on June 1, 1939.B. ORGANIZATION-WASHINGTON OFFICEThe following major divisions in the Washington office have beenestablished by the Board : Administrative, Legal, Trial Examining,Economic Research ? and Information.The Administrative Division, under the general supervision of theSecretary, is‘ responsible for the coordination of all the divisions ofthe Board and also for the administrative activities of the Board bothin the Washington and regional offices.The clerical and fiscal work is under the direct supervision of achief 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 administrativestaff, supervises case development in the field to the extentthe Washington office participates therein, to the point where hearingsare authorized, and specializes in the labor relations phases of theproblems as well as in the formal procedures under the act. Theexecutive office conducts liaison activities with other Governmentagencies and establishments in matters germane to the handling of theBoard's cases.The Legal Division, under the supervision of the General Counsel,has charge of the legal work involved in the administration of theNational Labor Relations Act. This work falls into two main sectionsLitigation and Review.The Litigation Section, headed by the Associate General Counsel, isresponsible for two of the main branches of the legal work. First, itsupervises the regional attorneys in the presentation of the Board'scase in administrative hearings. Second, it represents the Board inall judicial proceedings, which include in the main proceedings in theUnited States Circuit Courts of Appeals for the enforcement orreview of the Board's orders, as well as in all other types of legalaction. It collaborates with the Department of Justice in the presentationof arguments before the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates. It prepares briefs for presentation to the courts in all judicialproceedings brought by or against the Board.192197-40-2 11