Today, NLRB General Counsel Crystal S. Carey issued GC Memorandum 26-03.  

The memorandum instructs the Regional Offices to focus their efforts on investigating priority cases and protecting the right of free association.

“As we move forward with this new guidance, my office is committed to providing clear and actionable direction for Regional offices to judiciously securing the rights of all American workers,” said General Counsel Carey.

Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year.