History and Structure
The NLRB was established by Executive Order 6763 on June 29, 1934. Its first Chair was J. Warren Madden.
A predecessor organization, the National Labor Board, was established by the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933, an act that was subsequently struck down by the Supreme Court.
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