National Labor Relations Board
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FOIA address for requests:
Synta Keeling
NLRB FOIA Officer
National Labor Relations Board
1015 Half Street, S.E.
4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20570
Fax number for requests:
(202) 273-FOIA (3642)
FOIA regulations:
Notes:
No FOIA Service Center information available. No Public Liaison information available. Does not accept requests by email.
This site has agency statistics and details on records systems.
National Labor Relations Board page
This site makes FOIA requests from its members publicly available, and compiles agency information based on those requests.
National Labor Relations Board page
- Average response time: 65 days
- Fee rate: 2%
- Success rate: 68%
This site tracks all FOIA cases involving the agency. The most recent cases:
Protect The Public's Trust v. Nat'l Labor Relations Board
No. 1:2023cv02084 (D.C.) · Updated 05/19/25 · Filed 07/18/23 · case page · opinion
Forsythe v. U.S. Nat'l Labor Relations Board
No. 1:2014cv03127 (E.D. N.Y.) · Updated 04/04/16 · Filed 05/12/14 · Closed 03/23/16 · case page · opinion
Carr v. Nat'l Labor Relations Board
No. 2:2012cv00871 (S.D. W.V.) · Updated 11/29/12 · Filed 03/27/12 · Closed 11/29/12 · case page · opinion
O'shea v. Nat'l Labor Relations Board
No. 2:2005cv02808 (S.C.) · Updated 07/11/06 · Filed 09/28/05 · Closed 07/11/06 · case page · opinion
No. 3:2005cv02741 (N.D. Cal.) · Updated 12/08/05 · Filed 07/05/05 · Closed 12/05/05 · case page · opinion · opinion
About the agency
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency that enforces US labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices.
Records available
Notably, requesters can seek materials associated with proceedings held before the National Labor Relations Board. Administrative Law Judges oversee these proceedings and you may acquire their official reports, an example of which is when nonprofit organization Property of the People received the transcripts, exhibitions, and other reports generated from the NLRB case in which one of Donald Trump's hotels appeared before the Board.
Agency FOIA manuals and handbooks
Requester suggestions, tips and guidance
The NLRB has promulgated Subpart K, Section 102.117 of its Rules and Regulations, which sets forth the Agency’s administrative FOIA procedures. Subparagraphs (c) and (d) set forth the administrative procedures that a FOIA requester must follow in making a FOIA request to the Agency, filing an administrative appeal, and exhausting administrative remedies. They also provide for fee category placement, assessment of costs, and the standards for determining whether a fee waiver will be granted. Subparagraph (e) incorporates the nine FOIA exemptions by reference.
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