Then last Monday the NFL filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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Workers bewail unfair labor practices and seek protection and advantage from government-backed labor unions at the expense of their employers and consumers.

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Better yet, he filed an unfair labor practices complaint after the officer turned him over to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

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The NLRB focuses on unfair labor practices and defends the right of employees to join a union and bargain collectively with their employers.

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Craig Becker and Mark Pearce were nominated to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which protects American workers from unfair labor practices.

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The injunction requires the employer to reinstate striking employees before the NLRB has even issued a final ruling on allegations of unfair labor practices.

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First, it has historically been difficult to prove unfair labor practices.

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For example, in 2010, Congress introduced the Employee Free Choice Act, which would have amended the NLRA to allow for injunctions against employers for unfair labor practices in the organizing process, increased the cost and scope of fines, and card check as an alternative to secret ballot.

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Wal-Mart employees have filed 20 unfair-labor practices with the NLRB since August.

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