National Labor Relations Act

Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses, and the U.S. economy. 

Also cited NLRA or the Act 29 U.S.C. 151-169 [Title 29, Chapter 7, Subchapter 11, United States Code] 

Other working conditions, and by restoring equality of bargaining power between employers and employees. 

Eligibility for reappointment officers and employees payment of expenses] 

Principal office, conducting inquiries throughout country participation in decisions or inquiries conducted by member] The principal office of the Board shall be in the District of Columbia, but it may meet and exercise any or all of its powers at any other place. The Board may, by one or more of its members or by such agents or agencies as it may designate, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its functions in any part of the United States. A member who participates in such an inquiry shall not be disqualified from subsequently participating in a decision of the Board in the same case. 

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As far as the legal basis for such identification, it seems to me that professional employees are defined as such in both the National Labor Relations Act with respect to their right to set up exclusive collective bargaining electorates and in the Wages and Hours Act where they are classified as exempt employees. 

Effectively communicate merit and total pay policy to employees. Additionally, do not prohibit employees from discussing pay because this may be a violation of the National Labor Relations Act. 

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and labor laws Safety and health professionals should have a working knowledge of the requirements of the federal NLRA and related labor laws. 

The primary law that regnlates the private sector in the area of nnionization is the National Labor Relations Act. This law, as well as other related laws governing this area, is overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency." The National Labor Relations Board has established rules and regulations governing the election process, unfair labor practices, and other areas of the collective bargaining process and the relationship between private sector employers and the union. 

The National Labor Relations Act is also known as the Wagner Act. 

Sec. 17. [ 167. Short title] This Act [subchapter] may be cited as the National Labor Relations Act. ... 

No grant may be made under the provisions of this section to any labor management committee which the Service finds to have as one of its purposes the discouragement of the exercise of rights contained in section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 157) [section 157 of this title], or the interference with collective bargaining in any plant, or industry. 

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