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National Labor Relations Act

The NLRA provides employees with rights to join together to improve their wages and working conditions, with or without a union. The NLRA essentially limits how employers may react to employees who form or join labor unions, conduct collective bargaining, or take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity. The NLRA created the NLRB and empowered it to administer and enforce the Act.

For more detailed information on the NLRB, see National Labor Relations Board Powers.

Covered EmployersCovered Employers
The NLRA covers all employers involved in interstate commerce, except airlines, railroads, agricultural operations and government entities.
Read about the most recent 2024 developments regarding the NLRB’s proposed joint-employer rule.

Jurisdictional StandardsJurisdictional Standards
The NLRB exercises jurisdiction based on the annual amount of business done by the enterprise or on the annual amount of its sales or of its purchases.

Excluded EmployeesExcluded Employees
Because of the limits set by the jurisdictional standards, the NLRA does not cover the following employees
Read about a 2023 NLRB decision.

NLRB PowersNLRB Powers
The U.S. Department of Labor (the DOL) issued its final “persuader rule” on March 23, 2016, which was set to go into effect on April 25, 2016.

Rights of EmployeesRights of Employees
The NLRA provides covered employees certain rights to join together to improve their wages and working conditions, with or without a union.

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