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humanities, especially as it relates to the serious study and discussion of contemporary values and public issues.

The term "humanities" includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; the history, criticism, theory, and practice of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the environment.

The Endowment makes grants to individuals, groups or institutions— schools, colleges, universities, museums, public television stations, libraries, public agencies, and private nonprofit groups to increase understanding and appreciation of the humanities. It makes grants in support of research productive of humanistic knowledge of value to the scholarly and general public. The Endowment awards fellowships for the training and development of present and potential teachers of the humanities, as well as fellowships for young professionals in fields such as journalism and law to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the humanistic implications of their professions. It makes grants in support of programs designed to bring humanistic knowledge to the adult general public, both through national TV, radio, and film programs and through public discussions and media presentations generated at the regional, State, and local levels. Lastly, the Endowment provides funds in each State to local organizations generating informed dialogue among professional humanists and the adult public on policy issues of local interest.

Sources of Information

GRANTS

Those interested in applying for a grant in the arts should contact the appropriate Program Director at the National Endowment for the Arts for further information. Those interested in applying for a grant in the humanities should contact the appropriate Division Director at the National Endowment for the Humanities.

PUBLICATIONS

Annual Reports of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities are issued each year, and may be obtained at the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20401.

A Program Announcement containing information for prospective applicants may be obtained by writing to the appropriate Endowment: for summary guidelines of programs of support for the arts, write the National Endowment for the Arts, requesting the publication entitled Guide to Programs, Washington, D.C. 20506; for programs of support for the humanities, write the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C 20506.

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

The Civil Service Registers from which employees are most often appointed are: Clerk-Typist, Clerk-Stenographer, Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE), Midlevel Administrative Examination, and Senior-level Examination.

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administers the Nation's laws relating to labor relations. The NLRB is vested with the power to safeguard employees' rights to organize, to determine through elections whether workers want unions as their bargaining representatives, and to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices.

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency created by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), as amended by the acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act) and 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act).

The act affirms the right of employees to self-organization and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing or to refrain from such activities. The act prohibits certain unfair labor practices by employ. ers and labor organizations or their agents and authorizes the Board to

designate appropriate units for collective bargaining and to conduct secret ballot elections to determine whether employees desire representation by a labor organization.

As of July 1, 1971, the Postal Reorganization Act (84 Stat. 719; 39 U.S.C. Prec. 101 note) conferred jurisdiction upon the Board over unfair labor practice charges and representation elections affecting U.S. Postal Service employees. As of August 25, 1974, jurisdiction over all privately operated Health Care Institu

tions was conferred on the NLRB by an amendment to the act (29 U.S.C. 152 et seq.).

FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

The Board has two principal functions under the act: preventing and remedying unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations or their agents, and conducting secret ballot elections among employees in appropriate collective-bargaining units to determine whether or not they desire to be represented by a labor organization. The Board also conducts secret ballot elections among employees who have been covered by a union-shop agreement to determine whether or not they wish to revoke their union's authority to make such agreements; in jurisdictional disputes, decides and determines which competing group of workers is entitled to perform the work involved; and conducts secret ballot elections among employees concerning employers' final settlement offers in national emergency labor disputes.

The General Counsel in unfair labor practice cases has final authority to investigate charges, issue complaints, and prosecute such complaints before the Board. The General Counsel, on behalf of the Board, prosecutes injunction proceedings; handles courts of appeals proceedings to enforce or review Board orders; participates in miscellaneous court litigation; and obtains compliance with Board orders and court judgments. The General Counsel is responsible for the processing by field personnel of the several types of employee elections referred to above.

Under general supervision of the General Counsel, 32 regional directors and their staffs process representation, unfair labor practice, and jurisdictional dispute cases. (Some regions have subregional or resident offices.) They issue complaints in unfair labor practice cases; seek settlement of unfair labor practice charges; obtain compliance with Board orders and court judgments; and petition district

courts for injunctions to prevent or remedy unfair labor practices. The regional directors also direct hearings in representation cases; conduct elections pursuant to agreement or the decisionmaking authority delegated to them by the Board, or pursuant to Board directions; and issue certifications of representatives when unions win or certify the results when unions lose employee elections. They process petitions for bargaining unit clarification, for amendment of certification, and for rescission of a labor organization's authority to make a union-shop agreement. They also conduct national emergency employee referendums.

The Board can act only when it is formally requested to do so. Individuals, employers, or unions may initiate cases by filing charges of unfair labor practices or petitions for employee representation elections with the Board field offices serving the area where the case arises.

In the event a regional director declines to proceed on a representation petition, the party filing the petition may appeal to the Board. Where a regional director declines to proceed on an unfair labor practice charge, the filing party may appeal to the General Counsel. For details concerning filing such appeals with those Washington, D.C. offices, parties may communicate with the field office most convenient to them. Field office addresses and telephone numbers are listed on page 584.

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Field Offices-National Labor Relations Board
(R.D.-Regional Director; O.C.-Officer-in-Charge; R.O.-Resident Officer)

Office

Albany, N.Y. 12207..

Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87110.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501..
Atlanta, Ga. 30308..
Baltimore, Md. 21201.
Birmingham, Ala. 35203.
Boston, Mass. 02110..
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11241.
Buffalo, N.Y. 14202.
Chicago, Ill. 60604..
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Cleveland, Ohio 44199.
Coral Gables, Fla. 33146.
Denver, Colo. 80202..
Detroit, Mich. 48226.
El Paso, Tex. 79902.
Fort Worth, Tex. 76102.
Hato Rey, P.R. 00918.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
Houston, Tex. 77002.
Indianapolis, Ind. 46204.
Jacksonville, Fla. 32202.
Kansas City, Kans. 66101.
Little Rock, Ark. 72201..
Las Vegas, Nev. 89101.

Los Angeles, Calif. 90024 Region 31..
Los Angeles, Calif. 90014 Region 21.
Memphis, Tenn. 38103.

Milwaukee, Wis. 53203.

Minneapolis, Minn. 55401.
Nashville, Tenn. 37203.
Newark, N.J. 07102.
New Orleans, La. 70113..
New York, N.Y. 10007.
Oakland, Calif. 94607.
Peoria, Ill. 61602..
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106.
Phoenix, Ariz. 85014..
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219.
Portland, Oreg. 97205.
St. Louis, Mo. 63101..
San Antonio, Tex. 78206.
San Francisco, Calif. 94102.
Seattle, Wash. 98174..
Tampa, Fla. 33602.

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Director/Officer

Thomas J. Sheridan, R.O.
Peter N. Maydanis, R.O.
Paul H. Eggert, R.O..
Curtis Mack, R.D..
William C. Humphrey, R.D.
Donald E. Howard, R.O..
Robert S. Fuchs, R.D.
Samuel M. Kaynard, R.D.
Thomas W. Seeler, R.D.
Alex V. Barbour, R.D..
Emil Farkas, R.D..
Bernard Levine, R.D.
James L. Jeffers, R.O.
Francis Sperandeo, R.D.
Bernard Gottfried, R.D.
Lloyd L. Porterfield, R.O.
W. Edwin Youngblood, R.D.
Robert J. Cannella..
Dennis R. MacCarthy, O C.
Louis V. Baldovin, Jr., R.D.
William T. Little, R.D..
John C. Wotton, R.O.
Thomas C. Hendrix, R.D..
Robert K. Gentry, R.O..
Michael McReynolds, R.O..
Abraham Siegel, R.D..
Wilford W. Johansen, R.D.
Raymond A. Jacobson..
George F. Squillacote, R.D
Robert J. Wilson, R.D.
William A. Molony, R. O..
Arthur Eisenberg, R.D.
Charles M. Paschal, Jr., R.D.
Winifred D. Morio, R.D.
Michael Taylor, R.D..
Glen A. Zipp, O.C..
Peter W. Hirsch, R.D.
Milo V. Price, R.D.
Henry Shore, R.D.
Elwood G. Strumpf, O.C..
Joseph H. Solien, R.D.
John C. Crawford, R.O.
Natalie P. Allen, R.D.
Charles M. Henderson, R.D.
Harold A. Boire, R.D.
William N. Cates, R.O.
(Vacancy), R.O.
Reed Johnston, R.D.

fice personnel participate as speakers or panel members before bar associations, labor organizations, management groups, and educational, civic, and other groups. Requests for speakers or panelists may be made to Washington officials or to the appropriate regional director.

READING ROOM AND PUBLICATIONS

Anyone desiring to inspect formal case documents or read Agency publications may use facilities of the Washington or field offices. The Agency will assist in

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arranging reproduction of documents and ordering transcripts of hearings. The Board's offices offer free explanatory leaflets-To Protect the Rights of the Public, Your Government Conducts an Election for You on the Job, and Jurisdiction Over Health Care Institutions. The Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, sells A Guide to Basic Law and Procedures under the N.L.R.A., and The N.L.R.B., What it is, What it does. The above-named publications are available in Spanish.

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