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Our History

The National Labor Relations Board is proud of its history of enforcing the National Labor Relations Act. Starting in the Great Depression and continuing through World War II and the economic growth and challenges that followed, the NLRB has worked to guarantee the rights of employees to bargain collectively, if they choose to do so.

For more on our history, visit our 75th Anniversary website.

View a chart of Board composition since 1935 here.

Click here for a list of all past Board Members.

Click here for a list of General Counsels since 1935.