<P> The National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB ) is an independent US government agency with responsibilities for enforcing US labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices . Under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 it supervises elections for labor union representation and can investigate and remedy unfair labor practices . Unfair labor practices may involve union - related situations or instances of protected concerted activity . The NLRB is governed by a five - person board and a General Counsel , all of whom are appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate . Board members are appointed to five - year terms and the General Counsel is appointed to a four - year term . The General Counsel acts as a prosecutor and the Board acts as an appellate judicial body from decisions of administrative law judges . </P>
what is the primary function of the national labor relations board
enforcing US labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices