The National Labor Relations Board has mostly succeeded as a neutral arbiter in disputes, labor law experts say. But the NLRB is hamstrung by inherent weaknesses in the board’s structure and its governing statute—the National Labor Relations Act— that limit the growth of the labor movement and union participation.
The National Labor Relations Board has mostly succeeded as a neutral arbiter in disputes, labor law experts say. But the NLRB is hamstrung by inherent weaknesses in the board’s structure and its governing statute—the National Labor Relations Act— that limit the growth of the labor movement and union participation.

