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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

QB Lamar Jackson relies on – then defies – union authority

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/4/2023

Who can negotiate on his behalf? Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is one of the most skilled and exciting players in the National Football League. In 2019, he threw for 36 touchdowns and ran for seven more on his...more

NFL Players Association Executive Committee Member Files ULP Against Own Union And Its Leaders

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/11/2020

Russell Okung, a current NFL player and member of the National Football League Players Association’s (NFLPA) executive committee, has filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),...more

NFL Running Back Union Blocked in Attempt to Form Separate Bargaining Unit

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/23/2019

A unit clarification petition filed by the fledgling International Brotherhood of Professional Running Backs (IBPRB) was dismissed on September 17, 2019, by the Acting Regional Director of Region 13 of the National Labor...more

Running Backs Union Unit Clarification Petition Efforts Shutout By NLRB

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/20/2019

Acting National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director Daniel Nelson has rejected the efforts of the International Brotherhood of Professional Running Backs (IBPRB) to sever and form a new union and bargaining unit...more

Running Backs' NLRB Petition Seeks To “Stiff Arm” NFL Players Association With New Bargaining Unit

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/29/2019

An upstart labor organization, the International Brotherhood of Professional Running Backs (IBPRB), has filed a petition with Region 13, the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking to form a...more

Can NFL Players Be Fired, Disciplined For Protesting During National Anthem?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/26/2017

President Donald Trump has suggested that the National Football League’s television ratings decline was caused by “fans seeing those people (players) taking the knee when they’re playing our great national anthem.” Trump has...more

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